Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, November 24, 2020—Over 166,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 465 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 Tuesday afternoon local time, November 24. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 45,738, nearly a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 41,021 in Tehran, 9940 in Isfahan, 6474 in East Azerbaijan, 6715 in Qom, 6557 in Mazandaran, 5930 in West Azerbaijan, 4460 in Alborz, 4592 in Fars, 4225 in Hamedan, 4216 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 4147 in Golestan, 3606 in Kermanshah, 3233 in Markazi (Central), 3039 in Kerman, 2966 in Kurdistan, 2907 in Yazd, 1850 in Ardabil, 1754 in Bushehr, 1704 in Qazvin, 1645 in Ilam, and 1590 in Zanjan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-Over 166,300 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran
The regime’s Health Ministry spokesperson announced the mullahs’ engineered Covid-19 numbers on Sunday as 483 new deaths and 13,721 new cases in the past 24 hours, along with 5824 patients being in ICUs. The latter two stats are the highest such numbers in this pandemic. Furthermore, 2801 of the new cases have been hospitalized.
Regime Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has been incredibly angry regarding revelations over the coronavirus catastrophe in Iran. “During the past few days that we have launched an initiative to cover each neighborhood, foreign media outlets and dissidents have all been questioning this plan in Iran and citing various evidence and documentaries to claim it will not be effective. They exaggerate even the very smallest issues,” he said on Monday, according to state TV.
Speaking on the resignation of deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh, Dr. Sima Mashayekhi, cancer surgery specialist, published a polemic in the state-run Sharq Daily, in which she wrote, “The fact that the health minister vehemently defends traditional treatments and stands against the scientific beliefs of his research and technology deputy, who himself is a well-known figure in the international science community, is a big question mark for the doctors' community and the people who trust the health ministry with their health.”
The dean of West Azarbaijan Medical Sciences University confirmed 23 new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to Mehr News Agency, affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The dean also reported positive Covid-19 tests for 17 people who had died in previous days and said, “The total number of deaths in the province has reached 2,714 and the number of hospitalized patients is 1,418. We have 306 patients in ICU, 77 of whom are on ventilator support.”
The deputy dean of Shiraz Medical Sciences University said, “In the past night and day, we have witnessed 34 deaths and the total number of deaths has reached 2,229. The province still has a high number of hospitalized patients. Today, we had 2,382 hospitalized patients, 397 of whom are in ICU.” (Source: State television, November 24)
The head of the public relations committee of Kermanshah Medical Sciences University confirmed 18 new Covid-19 deaths in Kermanshah province on Tuesday, according to Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). “We currently have 889 hospitalized patients, 166 of which are in ICU and 44 on ventilator support,” the authority added.
The dean of Ardebil Medical Sciences University reported 75 new Covid-19 patients hospitalized in ICU on Tuesday, according to Mehr News Agency. “Unfortunately, half of these patients lose their lives,” the dean said, adding that the province had registered 17 new Covid-19 deaths in the past day.
The treatment deputy of Yazd Medical Sciences University confirmed 18 new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to Mehr. “There are currently 866 patients with Covid-19 symptoms in the province’s hospitals, of whom 198 are in ICU due to their critical health conditions.”
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
