Deputy Health Minister of Iran , Iraj Harirchi , was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 .
On 25 February , University of Toronto researchers estimated statistically , based on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 cases from Iran to the UAE , Lebanon and Canada , that the total number of infected people in Iran would have to have been about 4,000 to 53,000 , with 18,000 as the most likely value.  *19 February : 2 people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Qom .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iran