The death toll from the coronavirus in Iran rose to 66 on Monday, including an official on a top council, as a World Health Organization (WHO) team headed to Tehran.
"The definite latest numbers we have are 523 new infections and 12 new deaths so the total number of those infected is 1,501 until now and the number of deaths is 66," Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi announced on state television.
Among the dead was Mohammad Mirmohammadi, a member of the Expediency Council, a body intended to resolve disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council, the Tasnim news agency reported.