TEHRAN: Iran has reported four new cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases of the new strain to eight.

The country recorded 2,103 new Covid cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 6,177,885. According to an update from Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the epidemic has claimed 44 lives, bringing the total death toll to 131,211. According to reports citing the ministry's update, a total of 6,016,324 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 2,821 remain in intensive care units.

Until Wednesday, 59,313,976 Iranians had received their first vaccination and 50,744,197 had received their second. Meanwhile, 4,593,787 people have received their booster shots across the country. According to the data, 41,082,066 tests have been conducted across the country so far.

Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered the first case of the Omicron strain in a tourist returning from the United Arab Emirates.

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