Publish Date: 22 July 2021 - 15:38

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) - According to the Iranian Health Ministry, 20,313 new COVID-19 infections have been detected across the country in the past 24 hours and 226 people lost their lives caused by the coronavirus disease.

In a statement on Thursday, Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 2,787 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is standing at 3,623,840.

The outbreak has claimed the lives of 226 people since Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 88,063

According to the statistics, 4,628 patients are experiencing critical conditions.

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