Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020


This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in May 2020, 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.

Case statistics

Pandemic chronology

1 May

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Timeline

Countries and territories that confirmed their first cases during May 2020:
DateCountry or territory
6 May South Ossetia
13 May Lesotho

As of 31 May, only the following countries and territories have not reported any cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections:
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania
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