Report: Iran COVID-19 deaths three times more than reported
BBC: 42,000 died up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by health ministry
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Dubai: BBC Persian service, which is very popular among Iranians, has reported that the number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims.
Tehran said about 42,000 people died of COVID-19 up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry.
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The official numbers still make Iran the worst-hit in the Middle East.
In recent weeks, it has suffered a second steep rise in the number of cases.
The first death in Iran from COVID-19 was recorded on January 22, according to lists and medical records given to the BBC. This was almost a month before the first official case of coronavirus was reported there.
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