[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon]

The Iranian Ministry of Health announced on the 14th (local time) at noon that the number of deaths due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection increased by 97 from the previous day, totaling 611.


The confirmed cases increased by 1,365 (12%↑) from the previous day, reaching 12,729.


Both the daily increase in deaths and confirmed cases are the highest so far. Iran's COVID-19 fatality rate is 4.8%, which is higher than the global average (3.4%) and South Korea (0.9%).

The number of deaths and confirmed cases in Iran has increased for five consecutive days since the 10th.





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