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COVID-19 kills 610 more Iranians over past 24 hours

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 110,674 with 610 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

Some 610 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 110,674, Iran’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.

25,870 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 3,430 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 4,362,814 patients out of a total of 5,129,407 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 7,689 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 19,467,858 Iranians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 9,684,669 people have so far received the second dose of the vaccine.

Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA