Cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in Iran 2020-2022

As of June 1, 2022, the total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Iran exceeded seven million cases. As of May, there were 141,096 deaths due to COVID-19 recorded in the country The first confirmed case was reported in Qom on February 19, 2020.

COVID-19: Iran's situation in comparison to the world

During the early phase of pandemic, Iran was among the countries most affected by the coronavirus worldwide. The death rate of COVID-19, or the number of known deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases, in Iran was over 7.79 percent making it the second highest death rate worldwide after Italy in the spring of 2020. However, it is important to note that the death rate is not the same as the mortality rate (which reflects the number of deaths based on an at-risk population).

COVID-19: background information

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. Thousands of new cases are being reported around the world each day, and because the illness has only recently been detected, it is not known exactly how the virus is spreading from person to person. However, the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus, which began in 2002, is thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets. For further information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.