Some 12 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,165, Iran’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.
488 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 71 of whom were hospitalized, it said.
The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,005,420 patients out of a total of 7,225,189 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.
Some 896 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added.
The Health Ministry also announced that 64,378,545 Iranians have received the first dose and 57,619,890 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Moreover, 27,155,443 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.
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