Publish Date: 8 July 2021 - 15:24

COVID-19 kills 136 more Iranians over past 24 hours

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 85,397 with 136 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.

Some 136 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 85,397, Iran's Health Ministry said on Thursday.

23,391 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 1,706 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 2,981,019 patients out of a total of 3,327,526 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 3,420 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 4,517,607 Iranians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine and 2,090,510 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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