COVID daily deaths in Iran drop to below 200 after weeks

The daily death toll from the coronavirus in Iran declined to below 200 after more than 11 weeks, as the number of the new cases tested positive and the hospital admissions has also decreased.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the Health Ministry put the total deaths from COVID-19 in the country at 122,197 on Friday, saying the disease has taken the lives of 185 patients over the past 24 hours, the lowest toll in 82 days.

Over the past 24 hours, 9,897 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported, with 1,424 of them hospitalized, the ministry added.

More than 5,186,000 individuals have recovered or been discharged from hospitals out of a total of 5,683,900 ones who have contracted the disease.

Some 5,451 victims of COVID-19 are in severe condition and are being treated in intensive care facilities, it said.

The Ministry also said that more than 43.95 million Iranians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, while over 18.23 million have received the second dosage.

The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 237 million and the death toll has exceeded 4.85 million.

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