Covid-19: 16,080 new cases, 146 deaths in past 24 hours

In a statement on Tuesday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,733 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized.

The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,286,923.

The outbreak has claimed the lives of 146 people since Monday, bringing the death toll to 85,095.

More than 2.9 million patients have recovered while some 3,296 others are experiencing critical conditions.

According to the Iranian ministry, more than 4.49 million people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine so far while the total vaccine jabs have hit 6.51 million.

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