Sources: Bloomberg
Iran reports a record 50,228 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,517,243. 2021-08-17
Iran reports a record for the second consecutive day of 40,808 new cases and 588 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4.199 million and the nationwide death toll to 94,603. 2021-08-9
Iran reports a record 27,444 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of cases to 3,576,148. 2021-07-20
Iran bans all travel from India and Pakistan due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in those countries as Iran's death toll surpasses 69,000. 2021-04-24
Iran imposes new restrictions that order restaurants and non-essential businesses in Tehran to close at 6:00 p.m. local time for the next month, in order to curb the worsening spread of COVID-19 that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. 2020-11-10
The number of new cases since the beginning of the pandemic in Iran rises by a record of 6,134 in the past 24 hours and pushes the overall count up to 556,891. This is the first time that new cases have surpassed more than 6,000. In addition, health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari warns that 30 of 31 provinces are in the red zone with a high risk of COVID-19 infection. 2020-10-23
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education says the country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 1,135 following 147 more deaths. The total number of cases rises to 17,361. 2020-03-18
Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly member and former Ambassador to Syria, Hossein Sheikholeslam, dies after becoming infected with COVID-19. Iran suspends its parliament indefinitely. 2020-03-5
The U.S. announces new travel restrictions to Iran and increased warnings against traveling to South Korea and Italy. 2020-02-29