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Iran's coronavirus death toll rises to 4777: health official

FILE PHOTO: A car passes on the street as volunteers from Basij forces wearing protective suits and face masks spray disinfectant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, in Enghelab square in Tehran, Iran April 3, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS

Iran's new coronavirus death toll rose to 4777 on Wednesday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.

Ninety four people died in the past twenty four hours, he said.

Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected, Jahanpur said.

(Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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