Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, July 31, 2021—Over 343,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 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 Saturday afternoon local time, July 31. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 90,630, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 80,176 in Tehran, 23,230 in Isfahan, 21,801 in Khuzestan, 20,745 in Razavi Khorasan, 13,473 in East Azerbaijan, 13,290 in Mazandaran, 12,523 in West Azerbaijan, 11,707 in Fars, 11,081 in Gilan, 10,255 in Qom, 9963 in Alborz, 9735 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 8463 in Kerman, 8075 in Golestan, 7148 in Hamedan, 6953 in Markazi (Central), 5952 in Yazd, 5810 in Hormozgan, 4125 in Ardabil, 3151 in South Khorasan, 2775 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari, and 2624 in Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
The regime’s Health Ministry announced the mullahs’ engineered Covid-19 numbers from the past 24 hours on Saturday as 286 deaths and 19,846 new cases. Furthermore, 5455 patients are in ICUs and 2620 of the new cases have been hospitalized.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 343,100 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
In his last meeting as head of the National Covid-19 Task Force, regime President Hassan Rouhani continued his long line of lies. “Our decisions have always been for the better good of the people, meaning we discussed issues, evaluated them and made decisions. We don’t see any decisions made in contrast to scientific principles or trends that exist today in the outside world,” he claimed on Saturday. “The vaccine is one of our greatest sources of pride. We are one step ahead of the forecast we had for the vaccine,” Rouhani added.
These lies are expressed while just days ago Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi made remarks in complete contrast. “I apologize to our people for not being able to live up to the pledges made regarding vaccination and to carry out broader measures,” he said on July 21, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
“29 of the country’s 31 provinces are engaged with the delta variant. On the other hand, the entrance/release ration in our hospitals are escalating significantly,” said Alireza Raisi, spokesperson of the National Covid-19 Task Force on Saturday. “Many hospitals beds are being filled with patients… If we continue to abide by the health protocols as we are today, next week we will be witnessing a far stronger wave because this escalating trend has yet to reach its climax,” he added, according to state TV.
“Last week we witnessed an 81 percent rise in the death toll in comparison to the week prior to that. We also saw a 24 percent rise in the number of people hospitalized and 19 percent rise in those placed in ICUs,” said the spokesperson of the Hormozgan Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“Currently we have 1639 patients hospitalized in our province,” said the head of Kerman Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. Kerman is one of the most critical provinces, this official added.
“The rising number of new cases and death toll in Fars province is concerning. During the past 24 hours we have lost 28 people to coronavirus, which is deeply troublesome,” said the dean of Shiraz Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the Mehr news agency.
“During the past 24 hours 392 new coronavirus patients have been hospitalized while 252 were released. Currently we have 2518 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 367 are in ICUs,” said the spokesperson of Isfahan Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the Mehr news agency.
“There has been a 50 percent increase in the number of people hospitalized in comparison to two weeks ago. The number of new patients is rising so significantly that the current figures of the beginning of this new peak are higher than the climax of the first peak,” said the dean of Ahvaz Medical Sciences University on Saturday. “The status quo is extremely concerning. We need urgent decisions and severe restrictions to be imposed in order to prevent the current situation seen in some provinces from repeating in Khuzestan province,” this official added, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“The number of coronavirus patients seeking initial medical care and those being hospitalized in [Hamedan] province has tripled, and the death toll has doubled in comparison to one month ago,” said the spokesperson of Hamedan Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“The status quo is even worse than February of last year and the pandemic is far beyond our expectations. We have 1473 coronavirus patients hospitalized and 1670 patients who have received initial medical care,” said the deputy dean of Golestan Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“We are witnessing atrocities in the hospital that we’ve never seen in any horror movie. Some of our colleagues believe we still do not know what will happen to us,” said an ICU nurse in the city of Gorgan on Saturday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
