Number of COVID-19 cases in MENA 2020, by country

As of March 2020, Iran accounted for the largest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the Middle East and North Africa at 32,332 cases. The United Arab Emirates was the first country in the region to report a coronavirus-positive case following the outbreak in China. Iran Iran’s first coronavirus case was discovered on February 19th and since then the increase in speed of transmission has been exponential. Whilst this first case occurred in the province of Qom, the main hotspot for infection in Iran is the densely populated greater Tehran region.Global context To date over 665.9 thousand people worldwide have been infected by the coronavirus (COVID-19). About 142.4 thousand people have since recovered. Over 30 thousand people have died. Though a majority of people infected with the coronavirus will only experience light cold or flu symptoms, it can also lead to pneumonia, multi organ failure and other life-threatening complications, particularly putting people with pre-existing conditions and the elderly at risk. Currently the United States are experiencing the highest number of reported coronavirus infections, followed by Italy and then China.

截至2020年3月，伊朗在中东及北非地区报告的冠状病毒（COVID-19）病例数最多，累计达32,332例。阿联酋是中国疫情爆发后该地区最早报告冠状病毒阳性病例的国家。伊朗的首例冠状病毒病例于2月19日被发现，自此以来，传播速度呈指数级增长。尽管首例病例出现在库姆省，但伊朗的主要感染热点是人口密集的德黑兰大区。在全球范围内，截至目前，已有超过665.9万人感染了冠状病毒（COVID-19），其中约142.4万人已康复，超过30万人死亡。尽管大多数感染冠状病毒的人只会出现轻微的感冒或流感症状，但它也可能导致肺炎、多器官衰竭以及其他危及生命并发症，特别是对有既往疾病和老年人构成更大风险。目前，美国报告的冠状病毒感染病例数最多，其次是意大利和中国。