Iran: COVID-19 Fatalities in 541 Cities Exceed 270,700

 Tehran in crisis: 8,320 patients admitted to 105 hospitals, 2,010 in ICU

• To cover up the regime’s criminal policies on COVID-19 vaccines, Rouhani said today, ”Given doubts expressed by experts about the full effectiveness of vaccines, the only effective solution to deal with the outbreak is to follow the protocols and avoid unnecessary gatherings.”
• Alireza Zali, head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) in Tehran: A new COVID-19 record was set in Tehran. We had 1,820 new hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, while only 1,230 people were discharged. (ISNA news agency, April 29, 2021)
• Head of Dashtestan Health Network: The Ganji Hospital is full. 90% of services are provided to COVID-19 patients, and other patients are at risk. (ISNA, April 29, 2021)
• Semnan University of Medical Sciences: The number of hospitalized patients in hospitals covered by the university has increased seven-fold in the past 40 days. (IRNA news agency, April 29, 2021)
• Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: 2,290 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 322 are in ICU, and 24 have died in the past 24 hours. (ISNA, April 29, 2021)

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Thursday, April 29, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 270,700. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 62,071, Isfahan 17,710, Khorasan Razavi 16,965, Khuzestan 16,484, Mazandaran 11,310, Lorestan 11,298, East Azerbaijan 11,088, West Azerbaijan 10,138, Gilan 9,444, Fars 8,302, Alborz 7,053, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,176, Hamedan 6,113 Kerman 6,089, Central Province 5,658, Kermanshah 5,424, Semnan 4,780, Yazd 4,732, Kurdistan 4,697, North Khorasan 4,028, Ardabil 3,422, Qazvin 3,129, Bushehr 2,814, South Khorasan 2,641, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2,210, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 2,114.