Iran’s new coronavirus death toll reaches 3,993

A man sells face masks on a street in the Tehran on April 5, 2020. The total number of infections in Iran has risen to 67,286 as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AFP)

• Total number of infections in the country has risen to 64,586

DUBAI: Iran’s new coronavirus death toll has climbed to 3,993 with 121 more deaths in the past 24 hours, a Health Ministry spokesman told state TV on Wednesday, adding that the total number of infections in the country has risen to 64,586.
“We had 1,997 new infected cases in the past 24 hours .... there are 3,956 infected people in critical conditions,” spokesman Kianush Jahanpur added.