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Iran cases surge to over 8,000, the second highest outside China
From CNN’s Ramin Mostaghim in Tehran
Medical workers talk in a hospital ward for coronavirus patients in Tehran, Iran, on March 8. Credit: Mohammad Ghadamali/AP
Iran on Tuesday confirmed
8,042 coronavirus cases, the second-highest number outside of China, after Italy.
The Middle East country had
291 deaths from the virus, a Health Ministry spokesman said on state TV.
The vast majority of cases --
2,114 -- were in the capital Tehran.
Here's a quick recap of the
top five countries with confirmed cases, from CNN's latest tally:
Globally: 114,633 cases (4,072 deaths)
Mainland China: 80,754 (3,136)
Italy: 9,172 (463)
Iran: 8,042 (291)
South Korea: 7,513 (54)
Japan: 1,210 (16)