The Iranian health ministry announced on Thursday that the country had surpassed the tragic milestone of 100,000 Covid deaths despite the recent implementation of tighter restrictions amid a “fifth wave” of infections.
The 100,000-dead mark was surpassed on Thursday, with Iranian officials recording a further 564 deaths in the past 24 hours, as well as 31,266 new infections. The latest figures bring the country’s tallies since the start of the pandemic to 4.5 million cases and 100,255 fatalities.
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