2021-05-04 14:35:37 GMT2021-05-04 22:35:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Tuesday reported 20,150 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 2,575,737.
The pandemic has so far claimed 73,219 lives in Iran, up by 344 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a written briefing.
A total of 2,022,586 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 5,477 remain in intensive care units, the ministry said.
It added that 16,379,357 tests have so far been carried out across the country.
As of Tuesday, 1,083,138 people have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccines and 231,503 people the second jab.