TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry, yesterday, reported 39,983 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 4,796,377.
The pandemic has so far claimed 104,022 lives in the country, after 665 new deaths were registered, in the past 24 hours, said Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, yesterday.
A total of 4,020,844 people have recovered from the disease, or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 7,755 remain in intensive care units, according to the ministry.
By yesterday, 17,573,785 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country, while 6,900,834 have taken two doses.
Iran has been recently facing a resurgence of the pandemic. Newly-elected Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has vowed that his first priority in the government is to control the COVID-19 pandemic and improve the health situation in the country.– NNN-IRNA
