The official number of coronavirus deaths increased, Khuzestan Ghermez, Khorasan and Lorestan are on alert.

In his daily report on official coronavirus statistics, the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Health announced on Thursday, May 15, that 1,808 more people had contracted the coronavirus and that the number of deaths in the last 24 hours was 71, an increase of about 20 percent compared to previous days.

According to statistics provided by Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, "based on the ministry's diagnostic criteria," the total number of infected people has exceeded 114,533 and the number of deaths has reached 6,854.

According to the report, 90,539 people have been discharged from medical centers so far, but at least 2,758 patients are in critical condition and under intensive care.

The Health Ministry spokesman also stated that Khuzestan Province is still in a red state, adding that North Khorasan Province may also be in a state of alert, and "if this trend continues, North Khorasan will also require more serious interventions."

Yesterday, it was announced that a quarter of the newly identified cases belong to Khuzestan province, and over the past month, the number of cases in this province has grown by "300 percent."

Previously, some members of parliament and city council have accused the Ministry of Health of concealing the number of deaths and infections from the coronavirus.

Also, the statistics published by members of the Tehran City Council regarding the approximate number of deaths "in Tehran" are the same as the statistics announced by the Ministry of Health regarding deaths "in the entire country."

In another report, today the governor of Khorramabad also announced the declaration of a red status in some cities of the province, referring to the increase in the number of people infected with the coronavirus in Lorestan.

Jafar Tolabi, the governor of Khorramabad, also said that based on the resolution of the provincial headquarters to combat the coronavirus, governors have been given the authority to impose restrictions in accordance with the situation in the counties.

The Ministry of Health spokesperson emphasized in his report today that the publication of reports of the stability and gradual decline in cases in the provinces "does not in any way mean a return to normal conditions."

Source: Radio Farda