Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead, reports Arab News.
Health Ministry spokesperson Sima Sadat Lari said this pushes the total confirmed death toll to 28,544, making it the hardest-hit country in the region.
A further 3,822 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hour-period, raising total nationwide recorded cases to 5,00,075. Nearly 4,509 patients are in critical condition, the report added.
Meanwhile, a separate report by Tasnim news agency said the country’s vice president in charge of budget and planning, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, had also tested positive for the coronavirus.
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