COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory explained

COVID-19 pandemic
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Disease:	COVID-19
Virus Strain:	SARS-CoV-2
Location:	Worldwide
First Outbreak:	China^[1]
Index Case:	Wuhan, Hubei, China 30.6197°N 114.2578°W
Date:	First case of COVID-19: 17 November 2019----Public health emergency of international concern 30 January 2020 – 5 May 2023
Source:	Probably bats, possibly via pangolins^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China in December 2019. It spread to other areas of Asia, and then worldwide in early 2020.

The figures presented are based on reported cases and deaths. While in several high-income countries the ratio of total estimated cases and deaths to reported cases and deaths is low and close to 1, for some countries it may be more than 10^[5] or even more than 100.^[6] Implementation of COVID-19 surveillance methods varies widely.^[7]

Maps and timelines

Total cases

World maps showing total confirmed cases, and total confirmed cases per million, by country. Data is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.^[8]

style=max-width:300px	Map of total confirmed cases by country^[9] ^[10]
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style=max-width:300px	Map of confirmed cases per million by country^[11]
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Total deaths

Data is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.^[8]

style=max-width:300px	Map of total confirmed deaths by country^[12]
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style=max-width:300px	Map of total confirmed deaths per million people by country^[13]
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Daily deaths

Data for the map and graphs is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.^[8] 7-day rolling average.

style=max-width:300px	Map of daily new confirmed deaths per million people by country^[14]
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style=max-width:300px	Graph of daily new confirmed deaths worldwide per million people^[15]

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style=max-width:300px	Graph showing daily count of new confirmed deaths worldwide^[16]
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Weekly deaths

Data for the graph is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.^[8]

style=max-width:350px	Graph of weekly count of new confirmed deaths worldwide^[17]
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Total vaccinations

Data is collated by Our World in Data from figures that are verifiable based on public official sources.^[18]

style=max-width:300px	Share of fully vaccinated population by country relative to population^[19] ^[20]

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style=max-width:300px	Share of population with at least one dose of vaccine by country relative to population^[21]

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style=max-width:300px	Vaccine doses administered per 100 people by country^[22]

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Statistics

Total cases, deaths, and death rates by country

See main article: COVID-19 pandemic cases, COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country.

The table was updated automatically on .^[23] Data source is Our World in Data.^[24]

All columns are cumulative. "Deaths per million" is the number of deaths per million people.

Logarithmic plot of confirmed cases from Our World in Data

A logarithmic plot of confirmed cases from Our World in Data using roughly the first 12 months of data from the pandemic.

Cumulative monthly death totals by country (World Health Organization)

The 2022 and 2021 tables below contain the cumulative number of monthly deaths from the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported by each country and territory to the World Health Organization (WHO) and published in the WHO's spreadsheets and tables updated daily. See COVID-19 pandemic deaths for tables for all years, and for world maps and graphs.

2021. 2nd half

Cases and deaths by region

Reporting standards vary enormously in different countries. No statistics are particularly accurate, but case and death rates in India (South Asia) and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular are probably much higher than reported.^[25] ^[26]

COVID-19 cases and deaths by region, in absolute figures and rates per million inhabitants as of 25 December 2022^[27]


Region^[28]	Total cases	Total deaths	Cases per million	Deaths per million	Current weekly cases	Current weekly deaths	Population millions	Vaccinated %^[29]
European Union	179,537,758	1,185,108	401,363	2,649	886,074	3,985	447	75.1
North America	103,783,777	1,133,607	281,404	3,074	476,376	2,975	369	76.1
Other Europe	57,721,948	498,259	247,054	2,133	74,354	248	234	61.2
South America	65,835,789	1,313,061	153,151	3,055	378,622	1,252	430	81.7
Russia and Central Asia	25,646,533	434,988	108,307	1,837	49,022	393	237	55.9
Central America	11,338,600	380,660	63,108	2,119	60,268	263	180	69.0
Middle East	22,549,784	238,106	86,400	912	13,457	65	261	51.9
Oceania and islands in East Asia	60,806,544	318,455	105,317	552	1,390,401	2,777	577	72.1
Caribbean	2,605,473	26,237	60,179	606	737	25	43	46.4
South Asia	50,347,136	620,218	27,121	334	1,911	24	1,856	69.4
North Africa	3,727,346	83,873	18,382	414	668	8	203	41.3
East Asia	57,867,768	189,910	32,416	106	644,079	818	1,785	87.2
Sub-Saharan Africa	8,636,456	172,907	7,598	152	6,960	27	1,137	27.6
Totals (or average)	650,404,912	6,595,389	83,826	850	3,982,929	12,860	7,759	67.0

Vaccinations

See main article: COVID-19 vaccine.

The table was updated automatically on .

Number and percentage of people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine (unless noted otherwise). May include vaccination of non-citizens, which can push totals beyond 100% of the local population.

By continent

As a result of COVID-19 many regions have imposed lockdowns, curfews, and quarantines alongside new legislation and evacuations, or other restrictions for citizens of or recent travelers to the most affected areas.^[30] Other regions have imposed global restrictions that apply to all foreign countries and territories, or prevent their own citizens from travelling overseas.^[31]

Africa

See main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

The government of Egypt denied January 2021 allegations that the shortage of oxygen had killed several COVID-19 patients at one of its hospitals. However, an investigation led by The New York Times confirmed that the authorities had lied. The video of one of Egypt's hospitals treating critical patients using manual ventilation methods went viral on Facebook. The video was posted by Ahmed Nafei, the nephew of a 62-year-old woman who died. In addition, the relatives of the dead patients and the El Husseineya Central Hospital's medical staff also confirmed in an interview given to The New York Times that the cause of death had been the shortage of oxygen.^[32]

Timeline of first confirmed cases by country or territory

First confirmed COVID-19 cases by country or territory
Date	Countries / Territories
	China
	Thailand
	Japan
	South Korea • United States
	Taiwan
	Hong Kong • Macau
	Nepal • Singapore • Vietnam
	France
	Australia • Canada • Malaysia
	Cambodia • Germany • Sri Lanka
	Finland • United Arab Emirates
	India • Italy • Philippines
	Russia • Spain • Sweden • United Kingdom
	Belgium
	Egypt
	Iran
	Israel • Lebanon
	Afghanistan • Bahrain • Iraq • Kuwait • Oman
	Algeria • Austria • Brazil • Croatia • Switzerland
	Georgia • Greece • North Macedonia • Norway • Pakistan • Romania
	Denmark • Estonia • Netherlands • Nigeria • San Marino
	Azerbaijan • Belarus • Iceland • Lithuania • Mexico • Monaco • New Zealand
	Ecuador • Ireland • Luxembourg • Qatar
	Armenia • Czechia • Dominican Republic • Saint Barthélemy • Saint Martin
	Andorra • Indonesia • Jordan • Latvia • Morocco • Portugal • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Tunisia
	Argentina • Chile • Gibraltar • Liechtenstein • Ukraine
	Faroe Islands • French Guiana • Hungary • Poland • Slovenia
	Bosnia and Herzegovina • Martinique • Palestine • South Africa
	Bhutan • Cameroon • Colombia • Costa Rica • Peru • Serbia • Slovakia • Togo • Vatican City
	Maldives • Malta • Moldova • Paraguay
	Albania • Bangladesh • Bulgaria
	Brunei • Cyprus • Guernsey • Panama
	Bolivia • Burkina Faso • DR Congo • Jamaica • Jersey • Mongolia • Northern Cyprus
	Cuba • French Polynesia • Guyana • Honduras • Ivory Coast • Réunion • Turkey
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Trinidad and Tobago
	Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Cayman Islands • Curaçao • Ethiopia • Gabon • Ghana • Guadeloupe • Guatemala • Guinea • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Puerto Rico • Saint Lucia • Sudan • Suriname • United States Virgin Islands • Uruguay • Venezuela
	Central African Republic • Congo • Equatorial Guinea • Eswatini • Mauritania • Mayotte • Namibia • Rwanda • Seychelles
	Akrotiri and Dhekelia • Bahamas • Guam • Uzbekistan
	Benin • Greenland • Liberia • Somalia • Tanzania
	Barbados • Gambia • Montenegro • Sint Maarten
	Bermuda • Djibouti • El Salvador • Kyrgyzstan • Mauritius • Montserrat • New Caledonia • Nicaragua • Zambia
	Angola • Chad • Fiji • Haiti • Isle of Man • Niger
	Cape Verde • East Timor • Madagascar • Papua New Guinea • Uganda • Zimbabwe
	Eritrea • Transnistria
	Åland • Dominica • Grenada • Mozambique • Syria
	Belize • Myanmar • Turks and Caicos Islands
	Laos • Libya
	British Virgin Islands • Guinea-Bissau • Mali • Saint Kitts and Nevis
	Anguilla
	Northern Mariana Islands
	Botswana
	Burundi • Donetsk People's Republic • Luhansk People's Republic • Sierra Leone • Sint Eustatius • Somaliland
	Malawi
	Falkland Islands
	Western Sahara
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon • South Sudan
	São Tomé and Príncipe
	Abkhazia • Artsakh
	Yemen
	Saba
	Bonaire
	Comoros • Tajikistan
	South Ossetia
	Lesotho
	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
	Solomon Islands
	Wallis and Futuna
	Marshall Islands
	British Indian Ocean Territory
	American Samoa
	Vanuatu
	Samoa
	Antarctica
	Federated States of Micronesia
	Kiribati
	Palau
	Svalbard
	Tonga
	Cook Islands
	Norfolk Island
	Christmas Island
	Niue
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands
	Nauru
	North Korea
	Tuvalu
	Pitcairn Islands
	Tokelau

States with no confirmed cases

, Turkmenistan in Central Asia is the only sovereign state in the world which has not reported any confirmed cases of COVID-19.^[33] ^[34] ^[35] Cases are strongly suspected, but none have been officially reported. Private citizens have reported hospitals being overwhelmed with patients showing COVID-19-like symptoms, including a very large outbreak in a women's prison that apparently began September 2020. The Turkmenistan government has instead reported a large increase in atypical pneumonia cases.

The last territory in the world to have its first COVID infection was Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand that reported five cases on 21 December 2022.^[36]

External links

Notes and References

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Wiens KE, Mawien PN, Rumunu J, Slater D, Jones FK, Moheed S, Caflish A, Bior BK, Jacob IA, Lako RL, Guyo AG, Olu OO, Maleghemi S, Baguma A, Hassen JJ, Baya SK, Deng L, Lessler J, Demby MN, Sanchez V, Mills R, Fraser C, Charles RC, Harris JB, Azman AS, Wamala JF . 6 . Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Juba, South Sudan: a population-based study . March 2021 . 10.1101/2021.03.08.21253009v1.
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Web site: CSSEGISandData/COVID-19. GitHub. 16 October 2022. COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The CSV files are downloaded via the "Raw" links. The "Raw" link doesn't show up until you click the csv file link. This opens into a GitHub page with the data and the "Raw" link. See How to Use our Data for more info and links. See: Pandemic Data Initiative. See more sourcing history and info.
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=false&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~OWID_WRL World map of total cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases by country
Our World in Data (OWID) maps and graphs on cases and deaths. Click on the download tab to download the image. The table tab has a table of the exact data by country. The source tab reports the data is from the COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The image at the source is interactive and provides more detail. For example, for maps move the cursor over the color bar legend to see the countries that apply to that point in the legend. For graphs, put cursor over the graph for more info. See Coronavirus Source Data for more OWID sourcing info.
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~OWID_WRL World map of total cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita by country
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&facet=none&Metric=Confirmed+deaths&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=false&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~OWID_WRL World map of cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths by country
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-covid-deaths-per-million World map of cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&Metric=Confirmed+deaths&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~OWID_WRL World map of daily new confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million people by country
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?Metric=Confirmed+deaths&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~OWID_WRL Timeline of daily new confirmed COVID-19 deaths worldwide per million people
Web site: Timeline of daily new confirmed COVID-19 deaths worldwide.. Our World in Data. Table tab has exact numbers by country. Drag the timeline for numbers by date.
Web site: Timeline of weekly new confirmed COVID-19 deaths worldwide.. Our World in Data. COVID-19 Data Explorer. The map and table tabs have exact numbers by country. Drag the table timeline for country numbers by date. The graph at the source is interactive and provides more detail by date.
Web site: owid/covid-19-data. GitHub. COVID-19 Data Repository by Our World in Data collated from verifiable public official sources.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-people-fully-vaccinated-covid?tab=map World map of share of people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by country relative to its population
Our World in Data (OWID) vaccination maps. Click on the download tab to download the map. The table tab has a table of the exact data by country. The source tab reports that the data is from verifiable public official sources collated by Our World in Data. The map at the source is interactive and provides more detail. Run the cursor over the color bar legend to see the countries that apply to that point in the legend. There is an OWID vaccination info FAQ.
https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?tab=map&zoomToSelection=true&facet=none&pickerSort=asc&pickerMetric=location&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=USA~GBR~CAN~DEU~ITA~IND World map of share of people who have received at least one vaccine dose by relative population of a country
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccination-doses-per-capita?tab=map World map of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered per 100 people by country
The table uses data updated by a bot; see for more information. Scroll down past the table to find the documentation and the main reference. See also: .
Our World in Data (OWID). See Coronavirus Source Data for OWID sourcing info. Excerpt: "Deaths and cases: our data source. Our World in Data relies on data from Johns Hopkins University. ... JHU updates its data multiple times each day. This data is sourced from governments, national and subnational agencies across the world — a full list of data sources for each country is published on Johns Hopkins GitHub site. It also makes its data publicly available there."
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News: Tokelau becomes final Pacific nation to record Covid-19 cases. Radio New Zealand. 21 December 2022. 24 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221163347/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/481180/tokelau-becomes-final-pacific-nation-to-record-covid-19-cases. 21 December 2022. live.