The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 145,091 with 19 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.






19 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total number of deaths to 145,091, Iran's Health Ministry said on Monday.

942  new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 454 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,342,490 patients out of a total of 7,580,858  infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

454  COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and in intensive care units, it added.

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,209,250 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,604,565 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,668,315 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

By IRNA