Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, May 18, 2021—Over 292,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 541 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, May 18. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 77,532, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 67,996 in Tehran, 19,375 in Isfahan, 18,099 in Khuzestan, 17,860 in Razavi Khorasan, 11,943 in East Azerbaijan, 11,840 in Lorestan, 10,908 in West Azerbaijan, 9916 in Gilan, 9547 in Fars, 8068 in Alborz, 6686 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 6548 in Kerman, 6088 in Markazi, 5774 in Kermanshah, 4263 in North Khorasan, 3430 in Hormozgan, and 2746 in South Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 292,100 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“We should not think the coronavirus variants from India, South Africa and Brazil have to arrive. There is a possibility of a variant being discovered inside Iran,” said Alireza Raisi, spokesperson of the National Covid-19 Task Force on Tuesday, according to the Javan daily, an outlet linked to the regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
“Each day we have an average of 200 people being buried in the Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery. With the spread of coronavirus there are days that this number reaches 400. We have an average of 170 coronavirus deaths per day. Forty percent of the country’s coronavirus deaths are in Tehran,” said Saied Khal, director of Tehran’s renowned Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery on Tuesday, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency. As a result, according to the Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery, during the past 15 months of the Covid-19 epidemic, more than 77,000 people have died of coronavirus in Tehran alone.
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
Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force referred to a vast spread of the coronavirus across all of Tehran’s District 22 on Tuesday. “We are still far away from firmly controlling this illness. In the past 24 hours we have seen an increase in the number of people hospitalized,” he said, according to the state-run Aria news agency. “During this period 1200 people were hospitalized for coronavirus. Today in provinces such as Sistan & Baluchistan or Hormozgan we are also witnessing an increasing number of people being hospitalized, indicating our southern and southeastern areas are centers of a possible new rise. Tehran, being the destination of many people commuting from across the country, is very prone to a continued epidemic,” Zali emphasized.
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
In Razavi Khorsan province, the head of the scientific council of the Covid-19 Task Force said on Monday, “We had 61 daily covid deaths during the third wave and 28 in the fourth wave. Of the deceased, 43-50 percent die within the first 48 hours after being hospitalized.” (Source: IRNA)
The spokesperson of Isfahan Medical Sciences University said on Tuesday, “In the past 24 hours, 246 covid patients were hospitalized, 225 patients were discharged, and 37 coronavirus patients died.” (Source: Mehr News Agency)
According to reports by medical sciences universities in different provinces, in the past 24 hours, 24 covid patients died in Alborz, 15 in Fars, and 11 in West Azarbaijan, Mehr News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
