MNA � As of Tuesday, the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, in Iran has risen to 77 with 2336 confirmed cases.

Deputy Minister of Iran�s Health Ministry Alireza Raiesi made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that of the total 5,731 who have been so far tested for COVID-19, 2,336 were diagnosed with the new virus since its outbreak in the country.

The figures yesterday indicated 1,501 confirmed cases with a death toll of 66.

According to the latest reports, 90,932 people have so far been diagnosed with COVID-19 epidemic around the world, with the death toll having jumped to 3,119.

Mainland China reported 202 new confirmed coronavirus cases on March 3, putting the country�s total infections at 80,151 and a death toll of 2,944.

In addition to Iran, South Korea, Italy are also reporting a growing number of infections everyday.