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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] On the 30th (local time), the Iranian Ministry of Health announced that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 2,621 from the previous day to 301,530.
It has been 162 days since the first COVID-19 case was reported in Iran on February 19. Iran is the 11th country worldwide to surpass 300,000 cumulative confirmed cases. In the Middle East region, Iran is the only country with more than 300,000 confirmed cases.
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The daily new confirmed cases had dropped below 1,000 in early May but have since increased again, maintaining around 2,500 cases over the past two months without subsiding. Among Iran's 31 provinces, 15 provinces including the capital Tehran have been designated as 'red alert' areas, the highest risk level for COVID-19 spread.
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