Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 141,236 with four more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Some four more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,236, Iran's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

352 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 68 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,024,787 patients out of a total of 7,228,786 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 768 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 64,457,151 Iranians have received the first dose and 57,735,522 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 27,360,612 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.

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