COVID-19 situation update worldwide as of 16 March 2020

Since 31 December 2019 and as of 16 March 2020, 167 414 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions in the affected countries) have been reported, including 6 507 deaths. The deaths have been reported from China (3 217), Italy (1 811), Iran (724), Spain (288), France (127), South Korea (75), United States (69), United Kingdom (35), Japan (24), Netherlands (20), Switzerland (13), Germany (12), Philippines (12), Iraq (9), an international conveyance in Japan (7), San Marino (7), Australia (5), Indonesia (5), Algeria (4), Belgium (4), Greece (4), Lebanon (3), Poland (3), Sweden (3), Argentina (2), Bulgaria (2), Ecuador (2), Egypt (2), India (2), Ireland (2), Albania (1), Austria (1), Canada (1), Denmark (1), Guatemala (1), Guyana (1), Hungary (1), Luxembourg (1), Morocco (1), Norway (1), Panama (1), Sudan (1), Taiwan (1) and Thailand (1).

Cases have been reported on the following continents:

Africa: Egypt (110), South Africa (51), Algeria (48), Morocco (28), Senegal (26), Tunisia (18), Rwanda (5), Cameroon (4), Côte d’Ivoire (4), Ethiopia (4), Burkina Faso (3), Kenya (3), Seychelles (3), Democratic Republic Of the Congo (2), Ghana (2), Namibia (2), Nigeria (2), Central African Republic (1), Congo (1), Equatorial Guinea (1), Gabon (1), Guinea (1), Mauritania (1), Sudan (1), Swaziland (1) and Togo (1).

Asia: China (81 020), Iran (13 938), South Korea (8 236), Japan (814), Malaysia (428), Qatar (401), Israel (250), Singapore (226), Bahrain (214), Philippines (140), Iraq (124), Saudi Arabia (118), Indonesia (117), Thailand (114), Kuwait (112), Lebanon (99), India (93), United Arab Emirates (86), Taiwan (59), Vietnam (57), Brunei Darussalam (50), Palestine* (38), Pakistan (31), Oman (22), Sri Lanka (19), Afghanistan (16), Jordan (15), Maldives (13), Cambodia (12), Kazakhstan (9), Uzbekistan (6), Bangladesh (3), Bhutan (1), Mongolia (1) and Nepal (1).

America: United States (3 774), Canada (304), Brazil (200), Chile (75), Peru (71), Argentina (56), Mexico (53), Colombia (45), Panama (43), Ecuador (37), Costa Rica (35), Venezuela (15), Dominican Republic (11), Bolivia (10), Jamaica (10), Paraguay (8), Uruguay (8), Honduras (6), Cuba (4), Guyana (4), Trinidad and Tobago (4), Saint Lucia (2), Antigua and Barbuda (1), Bahamas (1), Guatemala (1), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1) and Suriname (1).

Europe: Italy (23 980), Spain (7 753), France (5 423), Germany (4 838), Switzerland (2 200), United Kingdom (1 391), Netherlands (1 135), Norway (1 077), Sweden (1 032), Belgium (886), Denmark (875), Austria (860), Greece (331), Czech Republic (298), Finland (267), Portugal (245), Slovenia (219), Iceland (178), Estonia (171), Ireland (169), Romania (139), Poland (125), San Marino (98), Luxembourg (77), Russia (63), Slovakia (61), Serbia (55), Bulgaria (51), Croatia (48), Albania (42), Hungary (39), Latvia (31), Armenia (30), Cyprus (30), Georgia (30), Belarus (27), Moldova (23), Malta (21), Azerbaijan (19), Bosnia and Herzegovina (18), Turkey (18), Lithuania (14), North Macedonia (13), Liechtenstein (7), Monaco (7), Andorra (5), Ukraine (3), Kosovo** (2) and Holy See (1).

Oceania: Australia (298) and New Zealand (8).

Other: international conveyance in Japan (696).

* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.

** This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244/1999 and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Epidemiological curves

These histograms are based on the available information at the time of publication, originating from several sources. Data completeness depends on the availability of information from the affected areas. All data should be interpreted with caution as the outbreak is evolving rapidly. In addition, due to the unavailability of date-of-onset data and different testing policies per country, this figure might not be reflective of the evolution of the epidemic.

Distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide, as of 16 March 2020

Cases reported in accordance to the applied case definition in the countries. The case definition in China (Hubei province) was updated on 13 and 20 February 2020

Distribution of COVID-19 cases by continent (except China), as of 16 March 2020 (according to the applied case definition in the countries)

Geographic distribution of COVID-19

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide, as of 16 March 2020

The boundaries and names indicated on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Geographic distribution of cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population, worldwide, as of 16 March 2020

Source: ECDC Europe