TEHRAN, May 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday reported 20,150 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,575,737.
The pandemic has so far claimed 73,219 lives in Iran, up by 344 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said.
A total of 2,022,586 people have recovered from the disease, or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 5,477 remain in intensive care units, the ministry said.
It added that 16,379,357 tests have so far been carried out across the country.
As of yesterday, 1,083,138 people have received the first dose of vaccines and 231,503 people the second jab.
So far, half of the population, aged over 80 has been vaccinated against COVID-19, Kianush Jahanpur, head of the Public Relations and Information Centre, was quoted by Iranian state TV, as saying.
Iran has recently implemented restrictions on businesses and travels in high-risk areas, amid a new wave of the virus spread in the country.
Iran reported its first cases of the disease in Feb, 2020.– NNN-IRNA
