The latest numbers are a new record high for a single day in one of the world\'s worst-hit countries
People wearing face masks exercise on the shore of an artificial lake, in Western Tehran, Iran. AP Photo
Tehran: Iran said on Monday that the novel coronavirus has killed 129 more people, a new record high for a single day in one of the world's worst-hit countries.
"Our plea is that everyone take this virus seriously and in no way attempt to travel to any province," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a televised news conference.
The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities since February 19, when the government announced Iran's first two deaths from the disease.
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