COVID-19 situation update worldwide, as of 4 May 2020

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Since 31 December 2019 and as of 4 May 2020, 3 467 321 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 246 979 deaths.

Cases have been reported from:

Africa: 44 437 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (6 783), Egypt (6 465), Morocco (4 903), Algeria (4 474) and Nigeria (2 558).

Asia: 553 544 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Turkey (126 045), Iran (97 424), China (83 964), India (42 533) and Saudi Arabia (27 011).

America: 1 475 942 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (1 158 041), Brazil (101 147), Canada (59 474), Peru (45 928) and Ecuador (29 538).

Europe: 1 384 499 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Spain (217 466), Italy (210 717), United Kingdom (186 599), Germany (163 175) and Russia (134 687).

Oceania: 8 203 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (6 801), New Zealand (1 137), Guam (149), French Polynesia (58) and Fiji (18).

Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.

Deaths have been reported from:

Africa: 1 799 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Algeria (463), Egypt (429), Morocco (174), South Africa (131) and Nigeria (87).

Asia: 19 547 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Iran (6 203), China (4 637), Turkey (3 397), India (1 373) and Indonesia (845).

America: 85 260 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (67 682), Brazil (7 025), Canada (3 682), Mexico (2 154) and Ecuador (1 564).

Europe: 140 244 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Italy (28 884), United Kingdom (28 446), Spain (25 264), France (24 895) and Belgium (7 844).

Oceania: 122 deaths; the four countries reporting deaths are Australia (95), New Zealand (20), Guam (5) and Northern Mariana Islands (2).

Other: 7 deaths have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.

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 4 May 2020

Cases reported in accordance with the applied case definition and testing strategies in the affected countries.

Distribution of COVID-19 deaths, worldwide, as of 4 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide, as of 4 May 2020

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Geographic distribution of cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population, worldwide, as of 4 May 2020

Geographic distribution of 14-day cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population, worldwide, as of 4 May 2020