COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
This article provides a general overview and documents the status of locations affected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
Statistics
Total cases and deaths
As of on, a total of cases are confirmed in more than 227 countries and territories, and 26 cruise and naval ships. There are active cases and deaths.Deaths per million
Pandemic by region
Africa
According to Michael Yao, WHO's head of emergency operations in Africa, early detection is vital because the continent's health systems "are already overwhelmed by many ongoing disease outbreaks". Advisers say that a strategy based on testing could allow African countries to minimise lockdowns that inflict enormous hardship on those who depend on income earned day by day to be able to feed themselves and their families. Even in the best scenario, the United Nations says 74 million test kits and 30,000 ventilators will be needed by the continent's 1.3 billion people in 2020. Most of the reported cases are from six countries: South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Egypt and Algeria, but it is believed that there is widespread under-reporting in other African countries with poorer health care systems. Cases have been confirmed in all African countries, with Lesotho the last country to report its first coronavirus case on 13 May 2020. There have been no reported cases in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.Antarctica
As of 2 July, Antarctica is the only continent not yet reached by the COVID-19 pandemic.Asia
A cluster of mysterious pneumonia cases was detected in December 2019 in Wuhan and eventually spread to the rest of China. Afterwards, many other Asian countries started to confirm cases, with some of the most affected countries being South Korea, Turkey and Iran. A number of countries such as India and Malaysia also experienced a surge in cases following religious gatherings. As of 30 April, cases have been reported in all Asian countries except for North Korea and Turkmenistan, both of which have suspected cases. The lack of cases in North Korea is disputed, given its shared border with China, while concerns have been raised about the ability for its health system to cope. There have been no reported cases in the Australian external territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.Europe
A small number of initial cases in Europe were reported in France, Germany and other countries. On 21 February, a large outbreak was reported in Italy, mostly in the north near Milan. Cases grew rapidly as the outbreak spread across Europe. Cases had been reported in all European countries when Montenegro reported a case on 17 March, and in almost all European territories after the Isle of Man on 19 March, the disputed state of Transnistria on 21 March, and the Åland Islands on 22 March reported cases. No cases have been reported in the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. The WHO declared Europe as the new epicenter of the virus after the situation improved in China. On 26 May, the epicenter was declared by the WHO to have moved to the Americas.North America
Oceania
The first confirmed case was in Melbourne, Victoria on 25 January. Many small Pacific island nations have thus far avoided the outbreak by closing their international borders.As of 19 July, 14,447 cases have been reported in Oceania; the five territories reporting the most cases are: Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Guam and French Polynesia. 162 deaths have been reported in the region: Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
South America
By 19 March, cases have been confirmed in all South American countries. Cases were confirmed in all South American territories, as cases were confirmed in the Falkland Islands on 3April.The coronavirus was first reported in South America on 26 February when Brazil confirmed a case in São Paulo. Since then, governments across the region have taken an array of actions to protect their citizens and contain the spread of COVID-19. Brazil reported 100,000 cases of infection and 7,000 deaths on 3 May, becoming the country with the ninth highest number of cases in the world. As of 30 Jun, Brazil is the second country in the global ranking with about 1.4 million cases.
As of 1 July, the other South American countries with the high number of cases are Peru, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and Ecuador. Both with no permanent population, Bouvet Island and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have not reported any cases as of 2 May.
International conveyances
The outbreak spread to several cruise ships including the Diamond Princess, the Grand Princess, the World Dream, the MS Westerdam and the MS Braemar.Cruise operators have either cancelled or changed their itineraries as countries across the world implement travel restrictions to curb the disease. Ports are refusing to accept cruise ships that have either been to Chinese ports or are carrying Chinese passengers.
The Cruise Lines International Association, which represents 90% of cruise operators, announced various precautionary measures being implemented by its members. All passengers who have traveled to or visited/transited through China within 14 days before embarkation will be denied entry into cruise ships. Anyone in close contact with either suspected or diagnosed cases of coronavirus infection will also be denied entry.
Timeline of first confirmed case by country
| Date | Country or territory |
| China | |
| Thailand | |
| Japan | |
| South Korea • United States | |
| Taiwan | |
| Hong Kong • Macau | |
| Singapore • Vietnam | |
| France • Nepal | |
| 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 • Czech Republic • 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 • Turkey | |
| Cuba • French Polynesia • Guyana • Honduras • Ivory Coast • Réunion | |
| 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 • U.S. 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 Islands • 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 |
Countries and dependent territories that have no confirmed cases
Below is a list of countries and territories that have not confirmed any cases of COVID-19, in order of greatest population.UN member states
As of June 2020, 12 sovereign states have not confirmed any cases of COVID-19. Below is a list of these countries, ordered by population.| # | Country | Population | Continent | Ref. |
| 1 | North Korea | 25,778,816 | Asia | |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 | Asia | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 686,884 | Oceania | |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 307,145 | Oceania | |
| 5 | Samoa | 198,413 | Oceania | |
| 6 | Kiribati | 119,451 | Oceania | |
| 7 | Federated States of Micronesia | 115,030 | Oceania | |
| 8 | Tonga | 105,695 | Oceania | |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 59,190 | Oceania | |
| 10 | Palau | 18,094 | Oceania | |
| 11 | Tuvalu | 11,793 | Oceania | |
| 12 | Nauru | 10,823 | Oceania |
States with limited recognition
| # | Country | Population | Status | De jure | Continent | Ref. |
| 1 | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Recognised by at least one UN member state | Disputed | Africa |
Dependent territories
| # | Territory | Population | Status | Country | Continent | Ref. |
| 1 | American Samoa | Unincorporated territory | United States | Oceania | ||
| 2 | Cook Islands | Associated state | New Zealand | Oceania | ||
| 3 | Wallis and Futuna | Overseas collectivity | France | Oceania | ||
| 4 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Overseas territory | United Kingdom | Africa | ||
| 5 | Svalbard | Unincorporated area | Norway | Europe | ||
| 6 | Christmas Island | External territory | Australia | Asia | ||
| 7 | Norfolk Island | External territory | Australia | Oceania | ||
| 8 | Niue | Associated state | New Zealand | Oceania | ||
| 9 | Tokelau | Dependent territory | New Zealand | Oceania | ||
| 10 | Cocos Islands | External territory | Australia | Asia | ||
| 11 | Pitcairn Islands | Overseas territory | United Kingdom | Oceania |