Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, March 12, 2021—Over 230,100 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 518 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 Friday afternoon local time, March 12. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 61,069 around a third of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 54,001 in Tehran, 14,915 in Isfahan, 12,690 in Khuzestan, 9772 in Mazandaran, 8151 in Gilan, 7918 in East Azerbaijan, 6817 in Fars, 5718 in Alborz, 5079 in Kerman, 2847 in Ardabil, 2614 in Qazvin, and 2241 in South Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 230,100 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“Each host of the initial Wuhan virus was able to transfer it to an average of 1.2 people. However, this ratio for the UK strain is 2.3. Little by little new clusters of this virus will establish in Tehran and their combination will lead to a new wave,” said Alireza Zali, head of the Tehran Covid-19 Task Force on Friday. “Furthermore, the mutated virus has a higher death rate and our studies in Tehran are indicating this,” he added, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“We have around 260 to 300 people being hospitalized each day in hospitals across [Tehran] province and 2,000 to 2,400 people with Covid-19 symptoms seeking medical care. The number of ICU patients have increased, and one case say those that are hospitalized are the dire cases,” said the deputy chair of Tehran’s Covid-19 Task Force on Friday. “On the other hand, the number of patients under the age of 10 that are being hospitalized has reached 11 percent. Prior to this and in the previous months this was a lower percentage. As the mutated virus has spread across the country, the same phenomenon is witnessed in Tehran province. Those who have contracted this virus do not have a different hospital to receive special medical care in. However, it appears that maybe the increase in the number of patients under the age of ten who are contracting Covid-19 is due to the UK strain,” he added, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
Karaj, west of Tehran, #Iran
Chamran Hospital#COVID19 patients are placed in seven large halls in this hospital & the situation is reported as very dire.The lady is heard saying there is literally no control & family members are told to take care of the patients themselves. pic.twitter.com/YSp0KZK97c
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) March 3, 2021
In Khuzestan province the hospitals and ICU branches are full of Covid-19 patients. Some are under ventilators and barely breathing. These patients are those who were in stable conditions up to 24 to 48 hours ago.
“The numbers have climbed once again due to the mutated strain known as the UK virus. The contraction rate of this virus is ten times higher, with an eight to nine-fold increase in the number of patients being hospitalized and a five to seven-fold increase in the death rate in comparison to last week,” said the chair of the Khuzestan Health Center on Friday. “As a result, our previous methods are no longer effective against this strain. According to stats published by the Ahvaz Medical Sciences University 34 percent of Covid-19 victims arrive at the hospital are either dead or die in the emergency branch,” this official added, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“Each day 150 to 200 people are being tested in Mahshahr, of which 60 to 70 percent are positive,” said the caretaker mayor of this city in southwest Iran on Friday, according to the regime's official IRNA news agency.
In Isfahan province, the deputy dean of Kashan Medical Sciences University said, “The number of hospitalized patients this week has increased by 70 percent in comparison to last week. Patients with Covid symptoms have also increased by four percent in the same period.” (Source: Shafaqna website, March 12)
The deputy dean of Yazd Medical Sciences University reported a record number of registered Covid-19 cases in the past three months and said, “In the past 24 hours, we registered 96 confirmed cases of coronavirus. So far, we’ve found 24 sources of the UK strain in the province.” (Source: Mehr News Agency, March 12)
The dean of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Medical Sciences University said, “The growing trend in Boyer Ahmad county is very worrying and in the next few days, this county will transition to orange status.” (Source: Javan newspaper, March 12)
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
