COVID-19 kills 3 Iranians over past 24 hours

TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,331 with 3 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday, IRNA reports.

Some three more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,331, Iran's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Some 53 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 20 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,055,493 patients out of a total of 7,232,731 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 458 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 64,552,393 Iranians have received the first dose and 57,870,337 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 27,567,581 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.