Official COVID-19 Death Toll in Iran Surpasses 11,000
Iran’s Ministry of Health announced on Thursday, June 3rd, that 148 people died from the coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the total official death toll in the country to 11,106 people.
Sima Sadat Lari, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, also stated that 2,652 new cases of the virus were identified in the past 24 hours, of which 1,595 people were hospitalized in hospitals across the country.
Accordingly, the total number of people infected with coronavirus, based on official statistics from the Ministry of Health, has reached 232,863 as of today.
According to the Ministry of Health spokesperson, 3,097 patients are in critical condition with this disease and are hospitalized in intensive care units.
He reported an increasing trend in the number of hospitalizations in hospitals.
Daily coronavirus statistics in Iran are announced amid serious doubts about their accuracy, and according to some observers, there is at least a possibility that the death toll could be several times higher than the official figure.
Iranian health ministry officials stopped releasing detailed statistical breakdowns several months ago without any explanation.
The death toll recorded by Iran’s Civil Registration Organization in the spring quarter of 2020 is approximately 19,000 more than the same period last year.
Statistics recorded in Iran’s civil registration system show that in the first quarter of this year, a total of 110,384 people died from various causes.
This represents an increase of approximately 19,000 people compared to spring last year, and approximately 20,000 people compared to spring two years ago.
Nevertheless, Iran’s Ministry of Health reported the number of coronavirus deaths in the first quarter of this year as approximately 9,000 people.
Official statistics from the Ministry of Health show that Iran ranks tenth among countries in terms of confirmed cases and ninth in terms of the number of deaths.
Iranian authorities first confirmed cases of citizens from Qom infected with coronavirus in early March, but there are many reports suggesting that the Islamic Republic was aware of the coronavirus entering the country much earlier than this date.
In recent weeks, the government’s order to lift restrictions and open public places has faced a wave of protests.
However, following a sharp increase in daily deaths, Hassan Rouhani, the President of the Islamic Republic, announced on July 29th that wearing masks in public places would be mandatory from the following week.
Daily coronavirus cases showed an upward trend until the first half of March of this year, but decreased significantly with the implementation of restrictions in mid-April. However, after the reduction and subsequent lifting of restrictions, cases in the country have surged again.
Source: Radio Farda
