Some 17 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,041, Iran’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
1,009 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 251 of whom were hospitalized, it said.
The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 6,975,147 patients out of a total of 7,219,433 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.
Some 1,043 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added.
The Health Ministry also announced that 64,303,468 Iranians have received the first dose and 57,508,159 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Moreover, 26,976,988 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.
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