Coronavirus Pandemic: Iran Shows Sign Of Slow Down In Pace Of Spread After Crossing 20,000 Positive Cases

Iranian health authorities have said that the coronavirus pandemic in the country, one of the worst-hit in the Middle Eastern region, was showing signs of slowing down although the overall number of cases has now reached 20,610.

On Saturday (21 March), the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said that the death toll from the novel coronavirus increased to 1,556, while the number of cured people rose to 7,635, reports Xinhua news agency.

However, the pace of the outbreak was slowing down in almost all provinces, including the hardest-hit like Tehran and Mazandaran, Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi was quoted by state TV as saying.

(With inputs from IANS)