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 The 200 deaths reported on Tuesday exceed the previous record from
Sunday, when the ministry reported 163 deaths in a day.
The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,931 deaths and
245,688 infections from the coronavirus, ministry spokeswoman Sima
Sadat Lari said in a statement on state TV.
The number of new daily infections and deaths has increased sharply
in the past week following the gradual lifting of restrictions that
began in mid-April.
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Iran was one of the hardest hit countries early in the pandemic. The highest
number of deaths recorded in a day in that first phase was 158 on April 4.
President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday launched new measures to try to curb the
renewed spread. Iranians who do not wear masks will be denied state services and
workplaces that fail to comply with health protocols will be shut for a week, he
said.
(Reporting by Babak Dehghanpisheh; Editing by Alison Williams)
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