The figures released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Tuesday indicate that the total deaths from COVID-19 in the country have reached 140,407, as the pandemic has taken the lives of 39 patients over the past 24 hours.
Over the past 24 hours, 4,615 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported, with 477 of them hospitalized, the ministry added.
More than 6,895,000 individuals have recovered or been discharged from hospitals out of a total of 7,175,700 ones who have contracted the disease, it said.
Some 1,440 victims of COVID-19 are in severe condition and are being treated in intensive care facilities, it added.
The ministry also said that over 63.98 million Iranians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, over 56.99 million have received the second dosage, and more than 26.36 million have gotten the booster shots.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 492 million and the death toll has exceeded 6.17 million.