Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, April 20, 2021—Over 258,900 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 539 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, April 20. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 67,525, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 59,201 in Tehran, 16,905 in Isfahan, 16,490 in Razavi Khorasan, 15,634 in Khuzestan, 10,935 in Mazandaran, 10,908 in Lorestan, 10,618 in East Azerbaijan, 9733 in West Azerbaijan, 9066 in Gilan, 7707 in Fars, 6615 in Golestan, 6563 in Alborz, 5886 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 5824 in Kerman, 5813 in Hamedan, 5368 in Markazi (Central), 5189 in Kermanshah, 4570 in Semnan, 4517 in Kurdistan, 2970 in Hormozgan, 2969 in Qazvin, 2840 in Zanjan, 2671 in Ilam, and 2649 in Bushehr. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 258,900 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“On April 15 we had 14,800 people seek medical care for Covid-19 symptoms while the highest such figure in previous periods was registered at a maximum of 12,000. Today in Tehran province alone we hospitalized 1775 new coronavirus patients. This is a large number which included more than 250 placed in ICUs,” said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force said on Tuesday. “In Tehran we had a new record of having a total of 7400 coronavirus patients hospitalized. During the worst days of November 2020, we never reached the 7000 mark,” he added, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
“We have nearly 8500 hospitalized coronavirus patients. Elective and unnecessary patients are not accepted, and unnecessary surgeries are not being conducted,” said Nader Tavakoli, deputy chair of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Tuesday. “All our beds are being allocated to coronavirus patients and emergency cases. The number of people seeking medical care for Covid-19 symptoms has doubled, which is not good. The hospitals, including state, private and general hospitals are all engaged and nearly 100 hospitals across Tehran are involved in providing medical care for Covid-19 patients. All ICU beds in Tehran are being used, and as much as possible we have been equipping ordinary beds to provide more temporary ICU beds,” he added, according to the state-run Aria news agency.
Shiraz, south-central #Iran
A local reports hospitals are packed with #COVID19 patients due to the rising number of new cases. Despite claims made by the Health Minister, the situation is very critical & more people are losing their lives with each passing day. pic.twitter.com/dJf9is3RpX— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 16, 2021
“The [June 18 presidential] election will push the fourth peak that began around March 21 into a fifth peak. We will be witnessing the worst possible conditions and the highest casualty reports,” said Tehran City Council chief Mohsen Hashemi on Tuesday, according to the state-run Entekhab daily.
“The numbers of coronavirus patients and deaths are increasing. Nearly one third of the Covid-19 deaths are from Tehran and neighboring cities. This is not good. If conditions worsen there will be no room in the morgues,” said Reza Karami, head of the Tehran City Council Crisis Prevention and Management Organization on Tuesday, according to the state-run Asr-e Iran daily.
“2419 coronavirus patients are currently hospitalized across [Isfahan] province, aside from the cities of Kashan and Aran & Bidgol, of which 368 are in ICUs. We have lost 36 patients in the past 24 hours,” said the spokesperson of the Isfahan Medical Sciences University on Tuesday, according to the state-run IMNA news agency.
“Currently we have more than 2600 coronavirus patients hospitalized across Fars province. During the past 24 hours we have had 426 new Covid-19 patients hospitalized. This is a record since the beginning of this pandemic,” said the dean of Shiraz Medical Sciences University on Monday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. The public relations director of this university said on Tuesday that 24 people had lost their lives to coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“All our hospitals are packed. The number of patients is increasing, and the number of deaths has jumped sixfold in comparison to March 21. These figures are increasing by the day,” according to a statement released by the Tabriz Medical Sciences University on Tuesday.
“15 of the 17 cities in West Azerbaijan province are registered as red zones, and the remaining two are orange zones. The governorate announced the total number of coronavirus patients hospitalized stands at 1312, with 243 in ICUs, and 19 coronavirus patients lost their lives in the past 24 hours,” according to a Tuesday report wired by according to the Mehr news agency.
Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Chamran Hospital#COVID19 patients are placed in seven large halls in this hospital & the situation is reported as very dire.The lady is heard saying there is literally no control & family members are told to take care of the patients themselves. pic.twitter.com/YSp0KZK97c
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 3, 2021
“The number of new Covid-19 cases in Ilam province is twice the country’s average. 2582 of ever 100,000 people have contracted the virus, while in Ilam this figure stands at 5482,” said the dean of Ilam Medical Sciences University on Tuesday, according to the Mehr news agency.
“547 coronavirus patients are hospitalized in Qom, of which 102 are in dire conditions. In the past 24 hours 15 Covid-19 patients have lost their lives,” said the dean of Qom Medical Sciences University on Tuesday, according to the Mehr news agency.
“Currently 70 percent of the samples sent each day are testing positive while this figure stood at 10 percent during the last week of March,” said the laboratory director of Mashhad’s Hasheminezhad Hospital in northeast Iran on Tuesday, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
