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An Iranian MP who contracted the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has died, a state-run news agency has reported, amid the sharp rise in the number of deaths and confirmed cases in the country.
He died on Saturday morning after being taken to hospital with “influenza and chemical injuries” sustained in the Iran-Iraq war, according to the Iranian Students News Agency.
The agency report did not link the death to coronavirus.
Mohammad Ali Ramazani Dastak, who was elected as the representative for Astana Ashrafieh last week, is believed to have tested positive for the illness a few days ago.
