Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,499 with 13 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday.
13 more Iranians have lost their lives because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,499, Iran’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
5751 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 656 of whom were hospitalized, it said.
The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,068,337 patients out of a total of 7,278,478 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.
516 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, the ministry added.
The Health Ministry also announced that 64,710,075 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,070,926 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Moreover, 28,454,279 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
