Iran coronavirus toll rises to 2,077 after 143 new deaths

Iranian men carry the coffin of the journalist Abdollah Zavieh who passed away due to coronavirus at Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran, Iran on March 24, 2020. (West Asia News Agency/Reuters)

March 25 : An Iranian health ministry official said on Wednesday that 2,077 people had died so far from the new coronavirus in Iran, with 143 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
The total number of people infected with the coronavirus has climbed to 27,017, Alireza Vahabzadeh tweeted.