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Iran Covid death toll tops 144,500

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran has surpassed the grim milestone of 144,500, according to the country's health ministry on Wednesday.

Some 4 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,502, Iran’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

375 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 59 of whom were hospitalized, it added.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,328,346 patients out of a total of 7,553,169 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

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

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,101,627 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,504,345 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 31,274,713 people have also received the third or fourth shots as the booster jab.

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