- Qassem Jan-Babaei, regime’s deputy Health Minister: We have not yet overcome the fifth Coronavirus outbreak. There are still many critically ill patients, and a percentage of them do not survive. (State TV and Radio news agency, September 22, 2021)
- From the beginning of the week until yesterday, the number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations throughout Iran have increased by 37% and 25.51%, respectively. (Tasnim news agency, September 22, 2021)
- Nader Tavakoli, deputy head of the National Coronavirus Combat Taskforce (NCCT) in Tehran: The number of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tehran stands at 1,400, and the total number of COVID-19 patients is about 6,300. (ISNA news agency, September 22, 2021)
- Qazvin Medical University: In the past 24 hours, COVID-19 infections have increased by 37.5% and mortality by 11%. (Tasnim, September 22, 2021)
- Ardabil Medical University: The main challenge is the increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. Currently, 84 critically ill patients are facing death. (Mehr news agency, September 21, 2021)
- West Azerbaijan Medical University: In the past 24 hours, 21 more people died with COVID-19; 319 are in ICU, 66 of whom are connected to ventilators. (Tasnim, September 22, 2021)
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the Coronavirus death toll in 547 cities had exceeded 433,700. The death toll in Tehran has reached 101,826, Khorasan Razavi 35,375, Isfahan 28,760, Khuzestan 26,566, Fars 15,554, West Azerbaijan 15,378, Gilan 15,120, Lorestan 14,625, Alborz 12,708, Sistan and Baluchestan 12,405, Kerman 11,462, Hamedan 8,188, Kermanshah 7,674, Kurdistan 6,797, North Khorasan 5,614, Bushehr 4,924, and South Khorasan 3,806.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
September 22, 2021
