COVID-19 kills one more Iranian over past 24 hours

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,544 with one more Iranian killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday. One more Iranian has died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,544, Iran's Health Ministry said on Sunday. A sum of 194 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 52 of whom were hospitalized, it said. The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,330,457 patients out of a total of 7,556,097 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals. A sum of 137 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added. The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,111,767 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,516,171 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Moreover, 31,304,642 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish