Iran records highest coronavirus daily death toll for second consecutive day

People wear protective face masks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in Tehran, Iran (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran has announced its highest single-day death toll from coronavirus for the second day in a row, with 272 people killed.

The announcement by Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari saw Iran also give its single-day highest count of new cases with 4,206 new patients.