60,000 nurses infected with coronavirus in Iran

Medical workers wear protective gear while checking on coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at Rasoul Akram Hospital after sudden hike in COVID-19 cases led hospitals to reach full capacity in Tehran, Iran on October 20, 2020. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]

Iran said on Thursday that around 60,000 nurses have contracted the coronavirus across the country, including 100 of them losing their lives, Anadolu Agency reports.

According to the Iranian ISNA news agency, head of the Nurses Association Mohammad Mirzabeigi said that out of 145,000 nurses across the country, around 60,000 of them have so far contracted the novel coronavirus.

“Currently, there are 6,000 nurses in quarantine centers, while the number of deaths [among the nurses] has reached 100.” Mirzabeigi added.

Since the first case was reported on Feb. 19, the number of coronavirus infections in Iran has reached 1,138,550 with 53,093 fatalities.

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