Italy coronavirus cases now surpass 100 and Iran reports 3 more deaths

The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has risen to over 100, the president of the northern Lombardy region said on Sunday.

Attilio Fontana told SkyTG24 television there were "more than 100 cases" in the country overall and 89 cases in Lombardy alone, the capital of which is Milan.

On Saturday, authorities had said there were 79 cases in Italy, but that number has continued to grow.

Meanwhile, Iran on Sunday reported three more novel coronavirus deaths among 15 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of fatalities to eight and infections to 43.

Four new COVID-19 cases surfaced in Tehran, seven in the holy city of Qom, two in Gilan and one each in Markazi and Tonekabon, health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.