Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 4,777

Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected. Above, workers wearing protective suits pack face masks at a factory in Eshtehard, west of Tehran. (AP)

• Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected

Iran’s new coronavirus death toll rose to 4,777 on Wednesday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV.
Ninety-four people died in the past twenty-four hours, he said.
Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has a total of 76,389 people infected, Jahanpur said.