Iran: Coronavirus Takes the Lives of 445,200

 Alireza Zali, head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) in Tehran: 90% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have not been vaccinated. Unvaccinated people are five times more likely to be infected, 29 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die. (State Radio and TV news agency, October 1, 2021)

• “Compared to the first day of the week, the COVID-19 infection rate has increased by 30%, and the daily hospitalization by 36.82%. The sixth outbreak is closer than we think.” (Tasnim news agency, October 1, 2021)
• Qazvin Medical University: Coronavirus mortality has doubled compared to yesterday, and definite cases of infection, have increased by 42%. (Tasnim, October 1, 2021)
• Kermanshah Medical University: With 201 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the past 24 hours, the total number of hospitalizations in the province has reached 1,084, of whom 219 are in ICU. (State Radio and TV news agency, October 1, 2021)
• West Azerbaijan Medical University: In addition to 1,779 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the Province hospitals, 54 patients are connected to the ventilator, 315 are in ICU, and 21 died in the past 24 hours. (Tasnim, October 1, 2021)

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Friday, October 1, 2021, that the COVID-19 death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 445,200. In Tehran, at least 104,376 have lost their lives to Coronavirus, Khorasan Razavi 36,555, Isfahan 29,790, Khuzestan 27,285, Mazandaran 16,625, Fars 15,984, West Azerbaijan 15,968, Gilan 15,575, Lorestan 14,915, Alborz 13,038, Hamedan 8,368, Central Province 8,148, Kermanshah 8,004, Hormozgan 7,570, Kurdistan 7,057, Qazvin 4,954, and Ilam 4,228.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
October 1, 2021