Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, May 27, 2021—Over 299,500 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 543 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, May 27. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 79,384, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 70,016 in Tehran, 19,950 in Isfahan, 18,694 in Khuzestan, 18,230 in Razavi Khorasan, 12,283 in East Azerbaijan, 11,243 in West Azerbaijan, 10,091 in Gilan, 9927 in Fars, 8378 in Alborz, 5883 in Kermanshah, 5057 in Yazd, 4328 in North Khorasan, 3610 in Hormozgan, and 2440 in Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 299,500 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
Masoud Mardani, a member of the National Covid-19 Task Force, reported a number of ‘black fungus’ cases among coronavirus patients in Tehran. “There have yet to be any officially announced cases, but there have been single digit cases of coronavirus patients who have recovered but due to the fact that they have used certain medicine they have now contracted fungus infections,” he said on Tuesday. “If a fungus infection begins to spread throughout the society it will lead to deaths such as those seen in India that are showing dangerous variants these days,” he added, according to the state-run Eghtesad News daily.
“The number of coronavirus cases are rising [in Hormozgan province] and all signs indicate that this province is beginning to enter its fifth peak. Hormozgan province with five cities registered as red zones currently has the worse conditions across the country,” according to a senior official in the city of Bandar Abbas on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, currently we have 32 villages and five district capitals near the city of Bandar Abbas that have been quarantined due to their serious circumstances and high number of new cases. If these circumstances continue so will the quarantine measures,” this official added, according to the Tasnim news agency, an outlet linked to the regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
“The novel coronavirus remains extremely powerful, and people should not think that it has come to an end. In [Khuzestan] province we have more than 1165 coronavirus patients, indicating that we should not think this is over,” said the dean of Ahvaz Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
“During the past 24 hours we have had 191 new coronavirus patients hospitalized, while 177 were released and 20 who lost their lives to Covid-19,” said the spokesperson of Isfahan Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“709 coronavirus patients are hospitalized [in Alborz province]. Furthermore, during the past 24 hours 15 patients have lost their lives to Covid-19. The total fatality rate for this illness stands at 3997,” said the dean of Alborz Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency.
“Currently we have 191 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 80 are in ICUs. During the past 24 hours we have hospitalized 72 new patients in provinces across the province,” said the deputy dean of Yazd Medical Sciences University on Wednesday, according to the Mehr news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
