Iran's death toll from coronavirus rises by 117 to 4,474

• The Islamic Republic has recorded 71,686 cases of the new coronavirus which causes the disease, Jahanpur said.
• Iran has been the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East.

Iran's death toll from COVID-19 has risen by 117 in the past day to 4,474, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said on Sunday.

The Islamic Republic has recorded 71,686 cases of the new coronavirus which causes the disease, Jahanpur said.

Iran has been the country hardest hit by the pandemic in the Middle East.