Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, August 29, 2020—Over 96,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 408 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, August 29. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,359, around a fifth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 6875 in Razavi Khorasan, 6467 in Khuzestan, 4349 in Isfahan, 4167 in Lorestan, 3998 in Gilan, 3032 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 2820 in East Azerbaijan, 2773 in Alborz, 2649 in West Azerbaijan, 2458 in Hamedan, 1543 in Kerman, 1284 in Hormozgan, 1187 in Bushehr, 1142 in Ardabil, 919 in Zanjan, and 677 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Over 96,500 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran
“As a representative of this nation, I am against us sending people’s children to school and placing them in danger. Kermanshah and a number of other provinces should not become testing labs,” said Abdolreza Mesri, member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) from the city of Kermanshah, on Saturday. “I am calling on the government to pay serious attention to Kermanshah and not designate this province as a white zone or an area to test the reopening of schools. Down the road, in order to say their measures were successful they will be forced to hold back on the true numbers. Then, in my opinion, it will be premeditated murder,” he added, according to the Etemad Online website. “If we rush into this and people’s kids end up contracting Covid-19, I will not consider it as mismanagement. In my opinion we will be knowingly and deliberately committing murder.”
“On Friday, August 28, we registered the highest number of Covid-19 patients hospitalized in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province hospitals ever since the pandemic began,” said the dean of Shahre Kord Medical Sciences University on Saturday. “This increasing trend is seen in the number of people hospitalized, those seeking medical attention, and those testing positive. This is quite concerning,” he added, according to the Javan daily, an outlet associated to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
Sanandaj, western #Iran
Beheshte Mohammadi CemeteryThe city is in code red conditions. The number of new #COVID19 cases & deaths have increased significantly. pic.twitter.com/TJGv6sYOi2
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 30, 2020
In Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmed province of southwest Iran, the head of the Health and Treatment Network described the status quo as frightening. “During the past week we have witnessed record Covid-19 numbers. ICU beds in Dehdasht Hospital are full. The health and treatment system cannot further address the status quo,” he said on Saturday. “After this we will be facing schools reopening and conditions will become even more difficult. Some of our medical status have contracted very strong cases of the illness. Day by day the number of people seeking medical treatment are increasing. We have dire patients, and in the coming weeks we may have more deaths,” he continued, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
In Fars province the deputy dean of Shiraz Medical Sciences University said on Saturday that 11 Covid-19 patients died across the province during the past 24-hour period, according to Javan.
In Isfahan province, spokesperson of the Iocal Medical Sciences University said 1022 people were hospitalized in hospitalized in facilities covered by this school, other than Kashan, Aran and Bidgol. “Of these patients 182 are in ICUs. During the past 24 hours ten Covid-19 patients have lost their lives,” he said on Friday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“In the past 24 hours nine Covid-19 patients have lost their lives and 108 acute patients have been hospitalized,” said the caretaker of Alborz Medical Sciences University on Saturday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
The dean of Hormozgan Medical Sciences University reported a 9-percent increase in the number of coronavirus patients admitted in the province’s hospitals, according to Mehr News Agency.
In Eastern Azerbaijan province, the governor of Hashtrud county said, “Due to the increase in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, entrance bans to this county must be implemented. The coronavirus situation in the county will be worse and will be forced to shut down all economic units except food stores and pharmacies.” (Source: IRNA, August 28)
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
