Publish Date: 21 October 2022 - 16:06

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,540 with 4 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Four more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,540, Iran's Health Ministry said on Friday.

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

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,330,102 patients out of a total of 7,555,694 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

135 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and in intensive care units, it added.

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,106,191 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,509,579 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,287,903 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

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