In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo, shoppers walk through the mostly closed Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran. The new coronavirus ravaging Iran is cutting into celebrations marking the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 1:05 p.m.
Virus death toll spikes in Iran, with total now at 1,135
TEHRAN (AP) — Iran on Wednesday reported its single biggest jump in fatalities from the coronavirus as another 147 people died, raising the country's overall death toll to 1,135.