Publish Date: 29 September 2022 - 16:56

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,421 with 5 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.

Five more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,421, Iran's Health Ministry said on Thursday.

352 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 108 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,325,370 patients out of a total of 7,548,320 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

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

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,084,095 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,484,094 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,217,128 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

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