Roundup: Iran, Turkey, Algeria see new record daily COVID-19 infections amid pandemic resurgence


  • World
  • Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020

CAIRO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Amid continuing resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East, Iran recorded its highest daily infections with 13,721 new cases on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Turkey and Algeria also broke new records in daily COVID-19 cases.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Iran surged to 880,542, while the death toll climbed by 483 to 45,738, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

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