Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll in 541 Cities Exceeds 277,000

 Scientific Committee of NCCT warns against prolonging the fourth wave and entering the new outbreaks, given the very slow vaccination rate

• Head of the Virology Center: The COVID-19 situation is critical. The Indian COVID-19 variant could be spreading at any moment. We have more difficult days ahead. Many hospitals are full of COVID-19 patients, and the fourth wave of the outbreak will continue for now. (State-run media Yekta Press, May 4, 2021)

• Isfahan University of Medical Sciences: The COVID-19 infection rate is steeply rising in the Province. Hospitalizations are increasing, and 30 patients have died in the past 24 hours. (Mehr news agency, May 4, 2021)

• Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: COVID-19 infection rate and deaths are still on the rise. The death toll is expected to rise sharply. (Mehr, May 4, 2021)

• Bushehr University of Medical Sciences: The COVID-19 status in Bushehr, Jam, Tangestan, and Ganaveh has changed from orange to dark red, which is very dangerous. A four-digit death toll in the Province is a wake-up call. (IRNA news agency, May 4, 2021)

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 541 cities had exceeded 277,000. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 63,821, Isfahan 18,180, Khorasan Razavi 17,205, Khuzestan 16,949, Mazandaran 11,480, East Azerbaijan 11,328, West Azerbaijan 10,318, Gilan 9,606, Qom 9,300, Fars 8,664, Alborz 7,328, Golestan 6,920, Sistan and Baluchestan 6,351, Hamedan 6,258, Kerman 6,244, Central Province 5,778, Kermanshah 5,539, North Khorasan  4,108, Ardabil 3,507, Zanjan 3,050, Ilam 2,851, and South Khorasan 2,721.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)

May 4, 2021