Iran coronavirus deaths pass 3,000: health ministry

• He said 2,987 new cases brought the total to 47,593. He said 15,473 of those hospitalised had recovered.

Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said the death toll now stood at 3,036.

He said 2,987 new cases brought the total to 47,593. He said 15,473 of those hospitalised had recovered.