Publish Date: 22 January 2023 - 15:30

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,735 with one more Iranian killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Sunday.

One more Iranian has died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,735, Iran's Health Ministry said on Sunday.

112 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 60 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,337,064 patients out of a total of 7,563,385 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,181,658 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,579,631 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,572,784 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

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