COVID-19 kills 24 more Iranians over past 24 hours

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Jan 14, 2022

Tehran, IRNA -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 132,026 with 24 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Friday.

Some 24 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 132,026, Iran's Health Ministry said on Friday.

2,539 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 285 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 6,060,680 patients out of a total of 6,217,320 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Some 1,409 COVID-19 patients are in critical conditions and in intensive care units, it added.

The Health Ministry also announced that 60,269,896 Iranians have received the first dose and 53,018,325 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Moreover, 11,974,000 people have also received the third shot as the booster jab.

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