Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, October 8, 2020—Over 118,600 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 450 cities checkered across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to reports tallied by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as of Thursday afternoon local time, October 8. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 27,888, around a fifth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 28,331 in Tehran, 7553 in Khuzestan, 6069 in Isfahan, 5218 in Lorestan, 4158 in East Azerbaijan, 3606 in Golestan, 3240 in Alboraz, 3207 in West Azerbaijan, 3156 in Fars, 2603 in Kermanshah, 2079 in North Khorasan, 1805 in Kerman, 1771 in Semnan, 1535 in Markazi (Central), 1440 in Bushehr, 900 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, 862 in South Khorasan, and 839 in Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmed. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-Over 118,600 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran
“Right now, we are facing an overcrowding of patients in our hospitals. Every day several Covid-19 patients are in the emergency sections waiting for beds to empty. The moment that they are hospitalized new patients arrive and take their place in the emergency section,” said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Thursday. “All our personnel are fatigued both physically and psychologically due to their work for more than seven months and seeing so many deaths. Furthermore, oxygen devices and CT scans have worked far more than their capacity during this period, and this is genuinely concerning,” he added, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
“Our status quo to address Covid-19 is not the level of an all-out war. The Medical Sciences University is fighting Covid-19 while extremely fatigued and in poor conditions,” said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Thursday. “Based on a poll 92 percent of all nurses are complaining about delays in their paychecks,” he added, according to the state-run Mehr news agency, an outlet affiliated to the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
June 27 – Yasuj, south-central #Iran
Head of a local hospital says the facility is full of #COVID19 patients.pic.twitter.com/Vd9iU4L1Kq— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 28, 2020
“The number of patients and those hospitalized have increased significantly. The number of patients hospitalized in the city of Urmia is at such critical numbers and beds in state hospitals are nearly full,” said the dean of West Azerbaijan Medical Sciences University. “Patients are held in ambulances until a bed is freed and they are transferred to various sections inside the hospital. We have been forced to use a variety of hospitals not under the University’s umbrella to help in addressing the coronavirus crisis,” the official added, according to the Mehr news agency.
“The number of chronic patients in the city of Kashan has doubled. As a result, other sections of Kashan’s Beheshti Hospital have been allocated to Covid-19 patients,” said the deputy dean of Isfahan Medical Sciences University on Wednesday. “We need to stop the trend of turning ordinary beds into ICU beds,” the deputy dean added, according to the Tasnim news agency, an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force.
“During the past 24 hours 60 patients have been hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms and seven have lost their lives. Currently more than 350 patients are hospitalized across the province, of which 60 are under ICUs,” said the deputy dean of Qazvin Medical Sciences University on Wednesday. “Eight patients are waiting for ICU beds to be cleared and 38 people are connected to respiratory devices,” the official added, according to the IRGC-linked Javan daily.
“Currently Alborz province is considered a red Covid-19 zone. Considering the fact that last week’s restrictive measures did not decrease the virus’ spread, we are forced to extend it from October 9th to the 16th,” said the governor of Alborz province on Thursday, according to the regime’s official IRNA news agency.
“The spread of coronavirus is increasing across Semnan province at an extremely fast pace. As a result, the one-week long restrictions will be extended from October 9th to the 16th,” said the governor of Semnan province on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
