Iran - Covid-19: 397,801 cases; 22,913 deaths - August BBC investigation says 451,025 cases, 42,000 deaths

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347,835 cases; 19,972 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139299781.htm

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345,450 cases; 19,804 deaths: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east...-cases/1944398

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338,825 cases; 19,331 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139290745.htm

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336,324 cases; 19,162 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139288243.htm

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333,699 cases; 18,988 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139285407.htm

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331,189 cases; 18,800 deaths: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_th...t_76588559.htm

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328,844 cases; 18,616 deaths: https://menafn.com/1100612636/Iran-a...-19-infections

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326,712 cases; 18,427 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139277515.htm

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322,567 cases; 18,132 deaths: https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2...es-in-24-hours

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320,117 cases; 17,976 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139270428.htm

[sharon sanders]

COVID-19 kills 185 more Iranians over past 24 hours

Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that, with the 185 new victims, the country’s total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 17,802.

Some 2,697 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 1,331 of whom have been hospitalized, she added.

She noted that a total of 317,483 Iranians have been confirmed infected with the COVID-19, some 274,932 of whom have recovered and were discharged from hospital.

https://en.irna.ir/news/83897734/COV...-past-24-hours

[Shiloh]

314,786 cases; 17,617 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139264420.htm

[sharon sanders]

Officially today.... 312,035 cases, 17,405 deaths https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-c...deaths/1930279

[kiwibird]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53598965

The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran's government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found.

The government's own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry.

The number of people known to be infected is also almost double official figures: 451,024 as opposed to 278,827.

[sharon sanders]

Sima Sadat Lari on Saturday said about the latest definite statistics of coronavirus infection and deaths due to infection with this virus: From yesterday to today, August 1, 2016, according to definitive diagnostic criteria, 2,548 new patients with Covid 19 in the country It was identified that 1,067 of them were hospitalized. With this account, the total number of Covid 19 patients in the country reached 306,752.
He continued: "Unfortunately, during the last 24 hours, 216 Covid patients lost 19 lives and the total number of deaths from this disease reached 16,982 people."

https://www.irna.ir/news/83892409/%D...B3%DB%8C%D8%AF