The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the People’s Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), reported that the coronavirus death toll in 541 cities surpasses 278,300.
The number of victims across the country
The number of victims in Tehran has reached 64,171, Isfahan 18,270, Khorasan Razavi 17,260, Khuzestan 17,049, Lorestan 11,513, Mazandaran 11,510, East Azerbaijan 11,383, West Azerbaijan 10,363, Gilan 9,664, Fars 8,712, Alborz 7,373, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,396, Central Province 5,803, Kermanshah 5,564, Semnan 4,890, Yazd 4,812,Kurdistan 4,807, Ardabil 3,527, Hormozgan 3,235, Qazvin 3,234, Bushehr 2,894, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,280, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,141.
Mullahs regime officials
The National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) member Masoud Mardani said: Hospital beds are occupied mainly by COVID-19 patients, and ICUs are full of critically ill patients. So far, maybe one percent of the country’s population has been vaccinated. (ISNA news agency, May 5, 2021)
The deputy head of NCCT in Tehran Nader Tavakoli said: There is still an emergency in Tehran. We have more than 18,000 COVID-19 outpatients and more than 1,500 daily hospitalizations. We should not be unaware of the mutation of the virus in Iran. Wherever the virus spreads significantly, it may cause it to mutate and generate a new outbreak. (State TV, May 5, 2021)
The head of Shohada Tajrish Hospital said: Oxygen supply is the main challenge of all hospitals. We are in dire need of oxygen and Coronavirus medicines. (State TV, May 5, 2021)
The head of Fayyaz Bakhsh Hospital in Tehran said: The more we equip ourselves, the more intense and unpredictable the next COVID-19 wave has become. (State TV, May 5, 2021)
University experts
Dezful University of Medical Sciences spokesperson said: We are apprehensive about the coming weeks. 90% of ordinary beds and all ICU beds are occupied with COVID-19 patients. (ISNA, May 5, 2021)
Isfahan University Medical Sciences spokesperson said: 239 coronavirus patients were hospitalized in the past 24 hours. “Currently we have 2225 coronavirus patients in centers under the umbrella of Isfahan Medical Sciences University, and we have lost 27 patients in the past 24 hours,”. (Mehr, May 5, 2021)
Maryam Rajavi message
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI): The astounding rise in the coronavirus death toll and the upward trend of the crisis in many provinces in Iran are due to the clerical regime’s inhuman policies. The only thing the mullahs are concerned about is to preserve their disgraceful rule.
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