Roundup: Iran's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 40,000; Morocco breaks new record in daily infections


CAIRO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from COVID-19 in Iran on Thursday crossed the 40,000-mark amid continued resurge of the pandemic in the Islamic republic. Meanwhile, Morocco set a new record in daily coronavirus infections with 6,195 cases.

The pandemic has claimed 40,121 lives in Iran, up by 457 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

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