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Months into pandemic, Iran sees worst wave of virus deaths

by Isabel Debre & Nasser Karimi
| October 15, 2020 8:27 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's capital has run out of intensive care beds as the country confronts a new surge of infections that is filling hospitals and cemeteries alike. The single-day death toll hit a record high three times this week.

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