Iran COVID-19 Deaths Increase for Seventh Consecutive Week
[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Iran has been increasing for a week.
The Iranian Ministry of Health announced on the 16th at noon that the number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 129 from the previous day, totaling 853.
This is the largest daily increase in deaths so far. The number of deaths has been rising for a week since the 10th.
With more than 100 deaths increasing daily, the fatality rate has reached 5.7%, about 2 percentage points higher than the global average.
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 1,053 from the previous day to 14,991. Iran ranks third in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths after China and Italy.
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