TEHRAN, Jun 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Health Ministry reported yesterday, 4,907 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,971,270.
The pandemic has so far claimed 81,183 lives in Iran, up by 120 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said, in a written briefing published on its website.
A total of 2,565,972 people have recovered from the disease, or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 3,687 remain in intensive care units, the ministry said.
It added that, 20,812,819 tests have so far been carried out across the country.
By yesterday, 4,230,484 people have received vaccines, while 658,285 have taken two doses.
Iranian Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said, the health situation is improving, in most of the country’s provinces.
Iran expects to start using domestically developed vaccines for the general population, between Jun 11 and Jun 22, after the necessary authorisation, Rahmani Fazli was quoted as saying, by state TV.
Minoo Mohraz, chief supervisor for clinical trials of Iran’s COV-Iran Barekat vaccine, voiced hope, the emergency permit for vaccination with COV-Iran Barekat will be issued “as soon as possible.”– NNN-IRNA
