Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 310,400

 Alireza Reisi, the spokesperson for the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT): The Coronavirus infection is still on the rise in Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces. Kerman and Bushehr need to be much more careful. (ISNA news agency, June 12, 2021)

• Head of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Health Network: The COVID-19 death toll in the past three months is equivalent to all the deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (Fars news agency, June 12, 2021)

• Qeshm Health Network Manager: All three wards of the Great Prophet Hospital are full of COVID-19 patients, which is alarming. (Tasnim news agency, June 12, 2021)

• Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: In the past few days, election headquarters have become the epicenter for spreading COVID-19. We see that many of the participants have contracted the virus. (Tasnim, June 12, 2021)

• Head of West Ahvaz Health Center: We have repeatedly communicated with the election headquarters regarding the observance of health protocols and informed them about the health procedures. (State Radio and TV, June 12, 2021)

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Saturday, June 12, 2021, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities across Iran had exceeded 310,400. The number of victims in Tehran has reached 72,736, Isfahan 20,825, Khuzestan 19,481, Khorasan Razavi 18,870, Lorestan 12,340, Mazandaran 12,315, Fars 10,377, Gilan 10,366, Qom 9,740, Sistan and Baluchestan 7,211, Kerman 6,953, Hormozgan 4,120, Ardabil 3,850, Qazvin 3,589, and Bushehr 3,259.

As more and more people fall victim to the Coronavirus because of the regime’s inhuman policies, Hassam Rouhani brazenly claimed today that his government “has been unrivaled in Iran’s history from the time of Achaemenid Empire in providing health care .” Trying to cover up forging fake COVID-19 figures, he added, “From the day we found out that the virus entered the country, there was not a moment’s hesitation in publicizing the information. Based on the same international standard, we announced the death toll accurately, daily, and without interruption. This was transparent and is one of the greatest honors of this Government and the Health Ministry.”

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

June 12, 2021