Some 2436 people in Iran are diagnosed with the new Coronavirus in 24 hours, while thousands more are suspected of carrying the virus, an informed source told Avatoday on Saturday.
“Some 3207 new cases are suspected to be diagnosed with this virus,” the source added. “This data is only recorded from 13:00 o’clock on Friday to 13:00 o’clock on Saturday.”
According to the source 259 people died in this period.
Iran is believed to hide the death toll of Coronavirus crisis. Some local officials have also accusased the state of hiding information.
Security forces in Turbat Jam in Khorasan Razavi have reportedly seized the cell phones of health personnel at two hospitals of the city to prevent any information leakage regarding the victims of Coronavirus.
A source in Sanandaj’s Tohid hospital told Avatoday on Saturday that hospitals were forced by state to deny the cause of the death of people who died due to Coronavirus. “other reasons, mostly heart attack and bronchitis” were registered.
