Publish Date: 28 February 2023 - 15:58

Tehran, IRNA – The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 144,845 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

With no one dying from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours in Iran, the total number of deaths remained at 144,845, Iran's Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

However, 82 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 36 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,339,365 patients out of a total of 7,567,906 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 288 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 65,203,237 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,597,715 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,642,376 people have also received the third or the fourth shot as the booster jab.

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