{"id":244921,"date":"2021-08-14T08:17:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T13:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=244921"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:33:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:33:04","slug":"state-media-acknowledge-the-depth-of-irans-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/state-media-acknowledge-the-depth-of-irans-covid-19-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"State Media Acknowledge the Depth of Iran\u2019s COVID-19 Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Khamenei-coronavirus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Covid-19 crisis<\/a> has reached a critical point and continues to worsen every moment<\/span>, and due to the regime\u2019s inhumane Covid-19 policy<\/a>, thousands of Iranians are dying daily.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the regime\u2019s engineered Covid-19 statistics indicate the depth of the current humanitarian crisis in Iran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday, Iran ranked first in the world in terms of the number of new cases with more than 42,000 patients and second in the world in terms of the number of deaths. It is reported that medical centers in 31 provinces of the country are surrounded by patients infected with delta coronavirus,\u201d wrote official Iran daily on August 12.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Iranian opposition, Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK<\/a>), Iran\u2019s Covid-19 death toll has surpassed\u00a0<\/span>360,600<\/span>\u00a0as of Friday<\/a>, August 13, 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> Coronavirus Update<\/p>\n

More than 360,600 people have died of the novel #coronavirus<\/a> in 547 cities checkered across all of Iran's 31 provinces, according to the Iranian opposition PMOI\/MEK.<\/p>\n

Full Reporthttps:\/\/t.co\/9Fo3fEdygx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OJaLvpBqW6<\/a><\/p>\n

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) August 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n