Roundup: Iran's COVID-19 cases near 510,000; Jordan, Libya see new records in daily infections


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020

CAIRO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran's total number of COVID-19 cases rose by 4,108 to 508,389 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, both Jordan and Libya set new records in daily coronavirus infections amid continuing pandemic resurgence.

The pandemic has so far claimed 29,070 lives in Iran, up by 254 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

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