Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, May 25, 2021—Over 298,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 543 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 25. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 79,056, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 69,636 in Tehran, 19,835 in Isfahan, 18,584 in Khuzestan, 18,160 in Razavi Khorasan, 12,218 in East Azerbaijan, 11,178 in West Azerbaijan, 10,061 in Gilan, 9852 in Fars, 9585 in Qom, 8338 in Alborz, 5863 in Kermanshah, 5125 in Semnan, 5117 in Kurdistan, 5037 in Yazd, 3555 in Hormozgan, and 3260 in Zanjan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 298,100 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“Eight cities in the country’s south and southeast areas are registered as red zones and we are concerned about this because a decreasing trend has not been seen in these areas. Furthermore, it is possible that the Indian and African variants have entered the country from the south and southeast provinces,” said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Tuesday, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
“The fifth coronavirus wave is on its way. The country’s eastern borders are vulnerable and with the Indian variant entering the country we will be facing many difficulties. The government should not be careless regarding the Indian variant’s entrance,” said the chair of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health Committee on Tuesday, according to the state-run ANA news agency.
“One of the difficulties witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic has been the shortage in oxygen tanks… We didn’t think there would be [electricity] blackout that can endanger the patients’ lives,” said the director of public relations in the regime’s Medicine Apparatus Organization on Tuesday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“Iran ranks 12th in the world in coronavirus deaths. 11 percent of the annual deaths have been due to Covid-19, and this is higher than the global average. In 2020 around five percent of the 60 million deaths across the globe were due to coronavirus,” according to a Tuesday piece published in the state-run Hamshahri daily.
“We are witnessing an increase in daily coronavirus deaths in [Hormozgan] province. Five cities are registered as red zones and it is possible that other areas will be changed to red zones. On Sunday we saw a 100 percent increase in the number of people hospitalized for Covid-19 double in comparison,” said the spokesperson of Hormozgan Medical Sciences University
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 stats indicate an increasing number of people hospitalized in the city of Dashti. This once again sounds the coronavirus alarm bell [in Bushehr province],” according to a Tuesday report wired by the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“Nine cities in Razavi Khorasan registered as orange zones are the most densely populated areas of this province. Around 200 people per day are being hospitalized for coronavirus,” said the deputy dean of Mashhad Medical Sciences University on Tuesday, according to the Fars news agency, an outlet linked to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
