Iran surpasses one million COVID-19 cases: Government

Country has been hardest hit by the pandemic in the region

Last updated: December 03, 2020 | 14:50

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Iranian workers set up a makeshift hospital inside the Iran Mall, northwest of Tehran, on March 21, 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Tehran: Iran on Thursday surpassed one million confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, the health ministry said in the Middle East country hardest hit by the pandemic.

The Islamic republic has recorded 1,003,494 coronavirus infections since announcing its first cases in February, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on state television.

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