Iranian Health Ministry figures show that since Monday, 114 people have died of Covid-19 across the country. Yesterday�s daily death toll was 104.

The latest fatalities push to 133,048 the total death toll since the Covid-19 pandemic started two years ago.�

Over the past 24 hours, 38,757 new Coronavirus cases were also logged in Iran including 2,744 hospitalizations.�

The jump in Covid-19 deaths and infections is blamed on the Omicron strain of the disease. The variant is highly contagious than others. Iranian medical authorities say it has some sub-variants as well and, as a result, Iran is facing an uphill task brining it under control. The rise in the number of Covid-19 deaths and infections comes as Iran is vaccinating citizens at a high speed.�

The number of third shots of vaccine administered so far has crossed the 20 million mark in the country.�

The total number doses injected stands at 136,080,644. The vaccination of 5 to 9-year-old children started on Tuesday.�

Most cities across Iran are now marked red or orange, which respectively denote the highest level of danger from Covid-19.

 

 

By IRAN FRONT PAGE