Iran reports 11,256 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday

The Iranian health ministry said in a statement on Sunday that 11,256 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country since Saturday.

According to Mehr News Agency, the health ministry said that 11,256 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country since yesterday, of which 1,733 people were admitted to the hospital.

The total number of COVID-19 cases detected in the country so far has reached 5,702,809 people.

In the past 24 hours, 222 COVID-19 patients lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 122,599.

So far, 5,217,999 COVID-19 patients have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

Meanwhile, 5,304 patients with COVID-19 are being treated in the intensive care unit (ICUs) of hospitals.

So far, 33,246,447 COVID-19 PCR tests have been carried out in the country.

As many as 64,401,945 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the country so far, the statement for today further said.

The statement also noted that currently, 7 cities in the country are classified as red-coded cities with a high risk of contracting the disease, 108 cities are orange-coded with a medium risk, 248 cities are yellow-coded with low risks of contraction, and 85 cities are blue-coded as safe.

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