Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, August 31, 2020—Over 97,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 410 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 Monday afternoon local time, August 31. The official death count declared by the regime stands at 21,571, around a fifth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 6900 in Razavi Khorasan, 6492 in Khuzestan, 4708 in Mazandaran, 4565 in in Qom, 4385 in Isfahan, 4018 in Gilan, 3054 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 2840 in East Azerbaijan, 2796 in Golestan, 2788 in Alborz, 2732 in Fars, 2488 in Hamedan, 2321 in Kermanshah, 1991 in Kurdistan, 1299 in Hormozgan, 1261 in Markazi, 1257 in Semnan, 1209 in Yazd, 1202 in Bushehr, 1187 in Ardabil, 625 in Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmed. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Over 97,300 dead of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran
“Next week we will witness an increase in people seeking treatment for Covid-19. Two to three weeks later we will witness an increase in the number of people hospitalized, and four to six weeks later an increase in the number of deaths,” said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Monday, according to Hamshahri daily.
“This virus has spread to all parts of the country. However, considering the higher density population in the north, conditions in these areas will deteriorate,” said the head of ICU in Yahyanezhad Hospital in the city of Babol, northern Iran, on Sunday. “Our personnel are extremely fatigued, and their numbers are decreasing every day. Each day I am signing the release of three to five of our medical staff members. We are effectively deteriorating in numbers and if this trend continues, we will be facing a shortage in personnel this winter and the hospital will be forced to close. Right now, the staff fatigue doesn’t have much to do with the hospital’s equipment and supplies. Of course, that does have an impact. However, the main problem is low moral and the high threat of the medical staff contracting the virus,” he added, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
June 27 – Yasuj, south-central #Iran
Head of a local hospital says the facility is full of #COVID19 patients.pic.twitter.com/Vd9iU4L1Kq— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) June 28, 2020
In Khuzestan province, the head of the treatment and sanitization network of Bandar-e Mahshahr said, “In the past two weeks, 10-15 percent of coronavirus tests turned out positive. But in the past few days, 90 percent of tests have been positive, which shows an alarming spread of the virus.” (Source: Fars News Agency, August 30)
The caretaker of Ardabil Medical Sciences University said, “The number of hospitalized patients has been increasing. There are 202 hospitalized patients in the treatment centers of the province, of which 54 are in ICU.” (Source: Fars News Agency, August 30)
The spokesperson of the health ministry in Charmahal and Bakhtiary province said, “Since May, in parallel with other provinces, Charmahal and Bakhtiary has seen an increase in the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalized patients, which is alarming. Presently, the spread of the virus in this province has reached its peak since the beginning of the epidemic.” (Source: IRNA news agency, August 31)
The secretary of the Coronavirus Task Force in Bushehr said, “With seven more deaths, the number of coronavirus victims in the province has reached 467. There are currently 289 patients in the coronavirus sections of our hospitals, 49 patients are in ICU, and 18 are under ventilator support.” (Source: Javan Daily, August 30)
Today, Massih Mohajeri, the manager of the state-run Jomhurieh Eslami (Islamic Republic) newspaper and a presidential advisor to Mohammad Khatami and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, wrote in an editorial: “Those people who ignore the recommendations and requests of health officials and, despite being aware of the coronavirus threat, go on trips, share the blame for the intensification of this threat. But the real blame is on the Coronavirus Task Force, which has issued absolutely no directive to ban travels. The key question from the health minister is, why didn’t the Task Force issue any directives to prevent unnecessary trips instead of just whining? You and the Task Force are responsible for the lives of the people, and no one will accept any shortcomings in this regard.”
Setareyeh Sobh, another state-run daily, wrote today: “Mr. President… the third coronavirus peak is under way due to weak policies, and the blames for the lives that might be lost due to coronavirus will be on you and the health minister.”
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
