19 more Iranians have lost their lives because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 141,532, Iran's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
5,377new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 774 of whom were hospitalized, it said.
The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,069,663 patients out of a total of 7,289,542 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.
640 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, the ministry added.
The Health Ministry also announced that 64,717,489 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,079,954 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Moreover, 28,602,524 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.
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