Iran: Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 496,600

 • Ahmad Vahidi, mullahs’ Interior Minister: Given the spread of Omicron, there is concern about the rise in patients and people’s suffering. The prevalence of Omicron is worrying. (Tasnim news agency, January 10, 2022)

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT): The fact that 27% of last week’s tests were for Omicron indicates that in a few weeks, we will have an outbreak. (State-run daily, Mardomsalari, January 10, 2022)

• Shahrekord Medical University: Four people are infected with Omicron in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, which means, from this point on, the dominant Coronavirus variant in the province will be Omicron. (Mehr news agency, January 10, 2022)

• Arak Medical University: We may have an Omicron outbreak in the Province. (Mehr, January 10, 2022)

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Monday, December 10, 2022, that the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities is more than 496,600. In Tehran the number of victims has reached 116,030, Isfahan 34,420, Khuzestan 29,985, Fars 18,770, West Azerbaijan 18,723, East Azerbaijan 17,168, Alborz 14,488, Sistan and Baluchestan 13,695, Golestan 10,805, Semnan 6,565, Ardabil 6,320, Ilam 4,743, and South Khorasan 4,391.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
January 10, 2022