TEHRAN. KAZINFORM - The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,615 with two more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday, IRNA reports. 

Two more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 144,615, Iran's Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

74 new cases of infection with COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 31 of whom were hospitalized, it said.

The Iranian Health Ministry noted that 7,334,364 patients out of a total of 7,559,129 infected people have recovered or been discharged from hospitals.

81 COVID-19 patients are in critical condition and in intensive care units, it added.

The Iranian Health Ministry also announced that 65,133,117 Iranians have received the first dose and 58,540,873 people have so far received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.