Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, March 24, 2021—Over 236,800 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 522 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, March 24. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 62,045 around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 55,061 in Tehran, 15,400 in Razavi Khorasan, 15,375 in Isfahan, 13,594 in Khuzestan, 9978 in Lorestan, 9293 in East Azerbaijan, 8903 in West Azerbaijan, 6972 in Fars, 5863 in Alborz, 5511 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 4015 in Semnan, 2590 in Hormozgan, 2394 in Bushehr, and 1895 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 236,800 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
While Alireza Raisi, the spokesperson of the National Covid-19 Taskforce declared that the UK strain coronavirus is spreading in 31 provinces, and while barely 1,000 people have been vaccinated, regime president Hassan Rouhani outrageously claimed, “Despite all problems, we’ve been successful in developing the Covid-19 vaccine and are closer to the final phases. We achieved these successes while many advanced countries have not yet reached a reliable vaccine.”
Rouhani expressed hope that “by March 2022, there will be the possibility of vaccinating the entire population and this year will be the year we overcome coronavirus.” Rouhani once again boasted about his 10-million-rial (approx. $40) loan plan and a monthly million rial (approx. $4) handout for four-to-seven months to parts of the population.
Sima Sadat Lari, the spokesperson of the health ministry, reported five cities have been added to the list of red zones and eight cities were added to orange zones. The Asr-e Iran website quoted Lari as saying on Wednesday, “This is worrying and could turn into a serious alarm of a fourth peak in the country.”
The state-run ISNA news agency quoted Anushirvan Mohseni Bandpei, the provincial governor of Tehran, as saying on Tuesday, “Six cities in Tehran province are in orange state. Most patients coming in hospitals in Damavand and Firuzkuh are not locals.”
In Khuzestan province, the dean of Ahvaz Medical Sciences University said on Wednesday, “In the past 48 hours, the number of patients coming in hospitals has increased. We’re worried about the trend of the disease in the past two days… The cities of Izeh and Behbehan are in red state.” (Source: ISNA news agency) The dean of Abadan Medical Sciences University said on Wednesday, “In the past 24 hours, 90 people in Abadan, 65 people in Khorramshahr, and 30 in Shadegan contracted Covid-19.” (Source: Mehr News Agency)
The dean of West Azarbaijan Medical Sciences University said on Wednesday, “The province’s hospitals, especially in Urmia, are running out of capacity. If we don’t see better abidance of health protocols, the number of covid-19 hospitalization and deaths will grow by leaps and bounds. We consider all hospitalize patients as UK strain cases. The conditions of the UK virus are very bad.” (Source: IRNA news agency)
In East Azarbaijan Province, the dean of Tabriz Medical Sciences University said on Wednesday, “To some degree, all new cases are UK coronavirus cases. Until now, we’ve identified 200 cases of the UK coronavirus.” (Source: Mehr News Agency)
The official IRNA news agency quoted the dean of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Medical Sciences University as saying on Wednesday, “The growing number of hospitalized patients and has doubled in comparison to last month.” The governor of Boyer Ahmad said, “Gachsaran county is in red state, Boyer Ahmad county is orange, and if this trend continues, the situation will become much more fragile and difficult.”
The deputy governor of Fars province reported an increase in the number of positive UK coronavirus cases and hospitalized patients, according to IRNA on Wednesday.
In Qom province, the president of the Sanitation Center said on Tuesday, “In the past month, the epidemic has grown. Since last week, the situation in Qom is yellow and 15 children have been hospitalized with coronavirus.” (Source: Tasnim News Agency)
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
