Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, December 10, 2020—Over 1801,600 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 470 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, December 10. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 51,496, less than a third of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 44,781 in Tehran, 12,580 in Razavi Khorasan, 10,565 in Isfahan, 7390 in Lorestan, 7175 in Qom, 7113 in East Azarbaijan, 6887 in Mazandaran, 6833 in West Azarbaijan, 6061 in Gilan, 5397 in Fars, 4557 in Golestan, 4440 in Hamedan, 3799 in Kerman, 3718 in Markazi (Central), 2739 in Semnan, 2177 in Ardabil, 1930 in Hormozgan, 1857 in Qazvin, 1857 in Zanjan, and 1405 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 181,600 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“Last week saw the highest number of people reported being hospitalized in the provinces of Ilam, Semnan, Ardabil, Yasuj and Yazd. The stats from these provinces were far higher than the country’s average,” said the spokesperson for the regime’s Health Ministry on Thursday. “This week the highest number of deaths were reported in the provinces of Yazd, Kurdistan, Ardabil and South Khorasan. Despite the decreasing number of red cities and the relative decrease in the number of deaths and people being hospitalized due to coronavirus in the past week, the numbers of people being hospitalized in some provinces, such as Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan are rising. Despite the relative improvement across the country, the status quo remains sensitive and fragile. We are concerned that negligence and normalization will result to a new wave of this illness,” she added, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
“The situation in Tehran is concerning and fragile. Why? For now, the high number of people using the metros and public transportation services cannot be resolved. Whatever measures we take we are still having problems,” said Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi on Wednesday. “Right now, our main concern is the cold season. Everyone thinks the solution now is to lift the coronavirus restrictions. Whenever we wish to increase these restrictions, everyone says the country’s economy will be ruined. We are now relating everything to Covid-19. That is fine. However, when we want to impose a certain restriction, we are told that it will impact the economy,” he added, according to state TV.
“In Tehran, in the past few days we have been witnessing a significant increase in inner-city commuting. In the past 48 hours alone, we have seen a 135 percent increase, especially in downtown areas,” said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Wednesday. “In comparison to the same period last year prior to Covid-19 we have seen a six-percent increase in inner city commuting. This is overly concerning. Such high commuting in the coming weeks will result in a new wave of illness,” he added, according to state TV.
“In the past nine months on some days the number of people dying in Tehran would near the 400 mark, be it of Covid-19 or other reasons,” said the director of Tehran’s famous Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery on Friday. “The year before we had an average of 150 to 170 deaths per day in this cemetery. From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic around 22,000 people dying of Covid-19 have been buried in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery,” the official added, according to the state-controlled Hamshahri daily.
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
“During the past 24 hours we have lost 33 coronavirus patients and the total number of Covid-19 deaths has reached 2750 in [Fars province]. There are currently 307 coronavirus patients in ICUs,” said the deputy dean of Shiraz Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“The city of Amol is among the country’s worst hit areas when it comes to Covid-19. This city is witnessing critical conditions and if the number of people contracting this virus remains, as we are witnessing today, a return to normal conditions will be very difficult,” said the spokesperson of Mazandaran Covid-19 Task Force on Wednesday. “The number of people hospitalized for Covid-19 in Amol have increased by more than ten percent. The number of people identified to have suspicious Covid-19 symptoms has increased from 100 to 120 per day,” the official added, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
