Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, August 20, 2021—Over 374,300 people have died of the novel coronavirus in 547 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, August 20. The official death toll declared by the regime stands at 100,810, around a fourth of the actual figure.
The coronavirus death toll in various provinces include: 88,166 in Tehran, 25,135 in Razavi Khorasan, 24,910 in Isfahan, 23,236 in Khuzestan, 14,550 in Mazandaran, 13,248 in West Azerbaijan, 13,152 in Fars, 12,535 in Gilan, 11,130 in Sistan & Baluchistan, 10,928 in Alborz, 10,680 in Qom, 9558 in Kerman, 8940 in Golestan, 6698 in Kermanshah, 6518 in Yazd, 6475 in Hormozgan, 4999 in North Khorasan, 4595 in Ardabil, 4174 in Qazvin, 3733 in Ilam, and 3446 in South Khorasan. This is in addition to reports obtained from other provinces.
The regime’s Health Ministry announced the mullahs’ engineered Covid-19 numbers from the past 24 hours on Friday as 555 deaths and 28,833 new cases. Furthermore, 7587 patients are in ICUs (new pandemic record) and 4064 of the new cases have been hospitalized.
Infographic-PMOI/MEK reports over 374,300 coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in Iran
“The number of coronavirus deaths based on official stats is 100,000. If we wish to correct this, it is actually at least twice this number. Mr. Mokhber (regime’s First Vice President) once said we will produce 20 million vaccine doses by July 22, and 50 million doses by September 22. However, it became clear later down the road that there is no such capability,” said a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) on Friday, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency.
“These days around 50,000 patients are hospitalized in medical centers and 30,000 are receiving initial medical treatment for Covid-19 symptoms,” said Deputy Health Minister Ghasem Jan-Babaie on Friday, according to the Tasnim news agency, an outlet linked to the regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force.
“327 coronavirus patients are in dire conditions, and we have 41 patients during the past 24 hours. In Gilan we will launching three field hospitals,” said the deputy dean of Gilan Medical Sciences University on Friday, according to the IRGC-linked Fars news agency.
Ahvaz, southwest #Iran
The situation has become so dire that authorities are using heavy machinery to dig graves for the increasing number of #COVID19 victims.pic.twitter.com/HZTdAjAahu— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 20, 2021
“Currently we have nothing, and we have already surpassed the critical stage. We are literally in a state of war. We may witness a catastrophe,” said deputy dean of Abadan Medical Sciences University on Friday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“The city of Maraghe is witnessing its most critical circumstances in the past 19 months. On Thursday we had many patients seeking medical care in the city hospital and the facility reached its capacity. We used all the capacity and adequate areas we had to provide room for hospital beds, but there is no more room there either,” said the dean of Maraghe Medical Sciences University on Friday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
“Currently there are 933 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 203 are in ICUs. During the past 24 hours we have lost 23 patients,” said the dean of Qom Medical Sciences University on Friday, according to the IMNA news agency.
“We are facing numerous issues in providing oxygen tanks for those patients who are in desperate need. Each day another 300 patients are placed in the waiting list while the number of such oxygen tanks are quite low,” said the director of Qom Red Crescent on Thursday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
Bandar Abbas, southern #Iran
Large number of people waiting in line for #COVID19 vaccines.
Regime dictator Ali Khamenei banned the import of credible vaccines back in January. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in this pandemic.pic.twitter.com/G8NM8eM0sC— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 20, 2021
“The number of deaths in Golestan province is between 30 to 40. Currently have 1889 people hospitalized, of which 229 are in ICUs and 79 are under ventilators,” according to a Friday statement released by the Golestan Medical Sciences University.
“During the past week 86 coronavirus patients in Ardabil province have lost their lives. Each day over 10,000 people with initial Covid-19 symptoms are seen going to medical centers across the province. This stat shows an eight-fold increase in comparison to last month,” said the dean of Ardabil Medical Sciences University on Friday, according to the Mehr news agency, an outlet linked to the regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
“Currently there are 3355 coronavirus patients hospitalized, of which 417 in ICUs,” according to a statement released by the Mazandaran and Babol Medical Sciences universities on Friday, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
Iran coronavirus outbreak death toll interactive map
