Iran hits highest coronavirus death toll since July

Al-Monitor Staff

Oct 5, 2020

Mask-clad school children have their body temperatures measured, as part of new COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic school precautions, as they enter Nojavanan school in Iran's capital Tehran on the first day of schools re-opening on September 5, 2020. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) — Mask-clad school children have their body temperatures measured as part of new COVID-19 pandemic school precautions, as they enter Nojavanan school in Iran's capital, Tehran, on the first day of schools reopening on Sept. 5, 2020. — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Infections have hit a daily high as Iran undergoes a third wave of the coronavirus.

According to the Health Ministry, there have been 3,902 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. In the same 24 hours, there were 235 deaths, equaling the highest number of daily deaths since July. Iran now has over 475,000 total confirmed coronavirus cases and over 27,000 deaths. According to officials, these are just the confirmed numbers — the likely numbers are higher.