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Iran coronavirus update: Over 237,400 deaths, alarming numbers from numerous provinces

Reporting by PMOI/MEK

Iran, March 25, 2021—Over 237,400 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 Thursday afternoon local time, March 25. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 62,142 around a fourth of the actual figure.

The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 55,151 in Tehran, 15,445 in Razavi Khorasan, 15,420 in Isfahan, 13,669 in Khuzestan, 10,135 in Mazandaran, 10,013 in Lorestan, 9318 in East Azerbaijan, 8635 in Qom, 5898 in Alborz, 5468 in Hamedan, 4045 in Semnan, 2689 in Qazvin, 2620 in Hormozgan, 2409 in Bushehr, 1915 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, and 1809 in Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.

Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 237,400 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran

Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 237,400 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran

 

Kianush Jahanpour, spokesperson of the regime’s Food and Drug Organization, acknowledged on Thursday that the mullahs’ pledges regarding the Covid-19 vaccine in the previous Iranian calendar year that ended on March 20 were all hollow promises and none have been fulfilled. “Until March 20 the delivery of 2.8 million vaccine doses from various sources was promised, but this was not realized… Of the one million Russian vaccine doses delivered, 420,000 have been applied. 375,000 doses of vaccines from India were scheduled to be delivered prior to March 20, only to face hindering measures by the Indian judiciary. 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine have been facing production delays and will be delivered to us at a later date,” he said, according to the state-run Entekhab daily. “The scheduled vaccination of at least 1.3 million people until March 20, that was planned while taking many limitations into consideration, was not reached,” Jahanpour continued.

The number of people hospitalized for coronavirus has increased by 15 percent, said the deputy chair of Tehran’s Covid-19 Task Force on Thursday, adding the death rate in Tehran increased since the week leading to March 20, according to the state-run Hamshahri daily.

“25 percent of the coronavirus deaths in Khuzestan province spend less than one day in a hospital. Most of these patients either reach medical centers already dead or with just one or two hours left,” said the dean of Ahvaz Medical Sciences University on Thursday. “The third peak was much stronger than the first and second peaks, and most of the cases are of the UK strain. Recently 21 of 25 samples we studied were of the mutated strain,” this official added, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.

In the past 24 hours, aside from the city of Kashan, “1920 patients with Covid-19 symptoms sought medical care in hospitals under the umbrella of Isfahan Medical Sciences University; 571 coronavirus patients were hospitalized and 13 such patients died in the past 24 hours,” said the spokesperson of this university on Thursday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).

“Yesterday 34 percent of our PCR tests were positive while in the past few weeks this figure was less than eight percent,” said the dean of Qom Medical Sciences University on Thursday, according to the Mehr news agency.

“To this day 3738 individuals have died of Covid-19 [in West Azerbaijan province],” said the dean of the local Medical Sciences University on Thursday. “Currently there are 447 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 132 are in ICUs and 32 are under ventilators,” this official added, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.

“The number of coronavirus patients being hospitalized is increasing at an alarming rate. If this trend continues this city will be designated as a red zone,” said the Health Network director in the city of Ahar in East Azerbaijan province on Thursday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.

“We are witnessing a 30 percent increase in the number of new cases and people being hospitalized for coronavirus. The number of positive tests has increased among people not hospitalized from 30 to 50 percent,” said the deputy dean of Gilan Medical Sciences University on Thursday, according to the Mehr news agency.

“Three of our cities are registered as orange zones. The UK strain has up to now been seen in four cities and is spreading across the province,” said the deputy dean of Lorestan Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to state TV, adding the number of positive test results are also on the rise.

Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map

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