DUBAI (UAE) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran touched 1 million on Thursday and as many as 13,922 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. The fatality toll in the worst-affected Middle East country has climbed to 49,348.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokesperson for the health ministry, said 358 people had died from the pandemic since Wednesday and the number of cases had reached 1,003,494.
The government has introduced tough curbs to stem the spread of the virus by closing all non-essential businesses and preventing travel.