Tehran, June 21 (Xinhua) :The Iranian health ministry reported on Monday 10,485 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 3,105,620.

The pandemic has so far claimed 83,101 lives in Iran, up by 136 in the past 24 hours, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education said in a briefing published on the ministry’s official website.

A total of 2,760,229 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 3,258 remain in intensive care units, the ministry said.

The report added that 22,573,637 tests have so far been carried out across the country.

By Monday, 4,399,403 people have received coronavirus vaccines in the country, and 936,350 have taken both doses.

Later in the day, state TV reported that the vaccination of elderly people over 70 with the second doses started again on Sunday, after a “short interruption” due to vaccine shortage.

Priority will be given to those having already received the first doses, according to the report.(UNI)