TEHRAN, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Sunday reported 8,161 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,095,135.
The pandemic has so far claimed 82,965 lives in Iran, up by 111 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education reported.
A total of 2,748,320 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 3,279 remain in intensive care units, according to the ministry.
By Sunday, 4,384,451 people have received first doses of coronavirus vaccines in the country, with 919,557 taking two doses.
Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Sunday urged for immediate decision to suspend flights to Moscow and vice versa following the resurgence of a new variant of COVID-19 in Russia, official IRNA news agency reported.
Iran reported first cases of the disease in February 2020. Enditem
