Table 1.
Methanol poisoning cases and fatalities in Iran (23 February to 2 May 2020)
| Province | Poisoning cases: hospital admissions (source: MOH) | Methanol deaths* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In hospital (source: MOH) | Total registered (source: LMO) | ||
| Tehran | 1177 | 87 | 205 |
| Khuzestan | 1079 | 93 | 88 |
| Fars | 812 | 99 | 139 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 581 | 67 | 78 |
| East Azerbaijan | 483 | 50 | 75 |
| Alborz | 248 | 43 | 52 |
| Ardebil | 223 | 22 | 31 |
| Isfahan | 207 | 6 | 19 |
| Kerman | 139 | 0 | 2 |
| Kermanshah | 132 | 2 | 2 |
| Mazandaran | 100 | 10 | 28 |
| Yazd | 96 | 12 | 10 |
| Markazi | 87 | 4 | 4 |
| Kurdestan | 79 | 0 | 9 |
| The other provinces | 433 | 39 | 58 |
| Total | 5876 | 534 | 800 |
*Brain-dead cases considered dead
MOH Ministry of Health, LMO Legal Medicine Organization (data is available through https://bit.ly/2WUBfZo)