Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, October 21, 2020—Over 128,900 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 458 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 Wednesday afternoon local time, October 21. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 31,346, less than a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 30,991 in Tehran, 9747 in Razavi Khorasan, 8043 in Khuzestan, 6742 in Isfahan, 5548 in Lorestan, 5390 in Qom, 5001 in Gilan, 4566 in East Azerbaijan, 3671 in West Azerbaijan, 3563 in Alborz, 3556 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 3400 in Hamedan, 3391 in Fars, 1990 in Kerman, 1787 in Markazi (Central), 1277 in Qazvin, 1220 in Zanjan, 1074 in Ilam, 994 in South Khorasan, and 929 in Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmed. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-Over 128,900 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran
The regime’s Health Ministry spokesperson announced the mullahs’ engineered Covid-19 numbers on Wednesday as an unprecedented 5616 new cases, indicating a 10 percent increase in comparison to the past 10 days and a 100 percent increase in comparison to last month. She also said 4861 patients are in ICUs, itself being the highest such stats in the past eight months.
For the first time the Health Ministry spokesperson said all 31 provinces are considered red zones alarming zones.
Regime President Hassan Rouhani continued his lies today and said despite the sanctions “all supplies and purchases affiliated to the Health Ministry have been provided for. This consists of 90 trillion rials, of which 60 trillion have been payed for as of today and the remaining 30 trillion rials will be paid for in the coming weeks. This budget is allocated for the paychecks of physicians and nurses,” he said on Wednesday.
However, following yesterday’s warnings from Rouhani, Namaki changed his tone today and had harsh words for the Ministry’s directors across the country. “Nowhere in the country should we say we don’t have empty beds. Don’t make such remarks that we don’t have empty beds and people may need to remain in the streets,” Namaki said on Wednesday, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
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
Zahra Nejad Bahram, a member of Tehran City Council, said on Wednesday, “The intensity of the crisis is so great that the capital needs a total two-week shutdown. Half of [Covid-19] deaths belong to Tehran.” (Source: Fars News Agency, October 21)
The deputy dean of Isfahan Medical Sciences University said that, not considering Kashan, Aran, and Bidgol counties, 35 Covid-19 patients die in the province every day, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. “In the past weeks, we’ve reached 40 daily deaths,” the deputy dean added. “Until now, 4,600 Covid-19 patients have died. On average, 300 new patients are hospitalized every 24 hours. So far, 1,850 members of the medical staff have contracted the disease. In September and October, 10-15 medical staff contracted the virus every day, and there’s great pressure on the system.”
The official IRNA news agency quoted the spokesperson of the health ministry in Yazd as saying on Wednesday, “Since September, the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalized patients in this province has been growing with a steep incline. In the past week, the number of hospitalized cases has reached 28 people per 100,000 population, which is considerably higher than the national average.”
The dean of West Azerbaijan Medical Sciences University said on Wednesday, “In the past 24 hours, 34 Covid-19 patients have died, and 283 have been hospitalized. We have 1,245 hospitalized patients, 229 of whom are in ICU and 70 are under ventilator support.” (Source: Mehr News Agency, October 21)
The provincial governor of Lorestan province said, “The number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients is unprecedented. There are 326 patients in ICU. In the past week, the death rate has increased by a factor of three or four in comparison to previous weeks.” (Source: Tasnim News Agency, October 20)
The staff secretary of South Khorasan Medical Sciences University said, “New cases are emerging at a ratio of 19 per 100,000 population, which is four times the national average.” (Source: Tasnim News Agency, October 20)
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
