Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, October 21, 2021—Over 461,500 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 Thursday afternoon local time, October 21. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 124,763 around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 108,066 in Tehran, 37,800 in Razavi Khorasan, 31,345 in Isfahan, 28,300 in Khuzestan, 16,953 in West Azerbaijan, 16,795 in Fars, 15,345 in Lorestan, 12,650 in Qom, 12,312 in Kerman, 8633 in Hamedan, 8448 in Markazi (Central), 8439 in Kermanshah, 7583 in Yazd, 5199 in Bushehr, and 3354 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 Thursday as 178 deaths and 11,788 new cases. Furthermore, 1654 patients are in ICUs and 4486 of the new cases have been hospitalized.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 461,500 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“The sixth coronavirus wave will be upon us in Iran by late October or early to mid-November. We are concerned and are certain that this will take place,” said regime Health Minister Bahram Einollahi on Thursday, according to the regime’s official IRNA news agency.
“The decreasing trend of numbers in the capital is not consistent. Covid-19 has shown that it can take advantage of the circumstances and begin to elevate the numbers again. The metropolitan city of Tehran, especially, is in fragile and unstable conditions. Vaccination is necessary to uproot coronavirus, but it is not enough,” said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Friday, according to IRNA.
“Each day we have 4040 patients hospitalized and 800 new patients being hospitalized. Our concerns are that we are not witnessing a significant decrease in the stats. The numbers have remained permanent, and the expected decrease is not shaping,” said Nader Tavakoli, deputy chair of Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Thursday, according to the state-run Asr-e Iran daily.
“The trend of locals dying of coronavirus continues as we speak. During the past 32 days West Azerbaijan province has lost an average of 22 patients per day to coronavirus. During the past 24 hours 616 new cases were registered and 250 people were hospitalized,” said the dean of West Azerbaijan Medical Sciences University on Thursday, according to IRNA.
“861 patients with coronavirus patients are hospitalized [in Kermanshah province]. This shows an increasing trend in comparison to yesterday. 193 patients have been hospitalized during the past 24 hours and 179 were discharged,” according to a statement released on Thursday by the Kermanshah Medical Sciences University.
“The number of positive Covid-19 tests across [Qom] province reached 205, indicating a 30 percent increase in comparison to yesterday,” said the dean of Qom Medical Sciences University on Thursday, according to the regime’s official IRIB news agency.
“During the past 24 hours we have seen 280 new patients hospitalized and 22 patients lost their lives. We currently have 1701 patients hospitalized, of which 308 are in ICUs,” according to a joint statement released on Thursday by the Isfahan and Kashan Medical Sciences universities.
“During the past 24 hours 105 new patients have been hospitalized across [Yazd] province. We currently have 448 patients hospitalized, of which 90 are in ICUs,” said the deputy dean of Yazd Medical Sciences University on Thursday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime’s Ministry of Intelligence & Security (MOIS).
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
