COVID-19 situation update worldwide, as of 15 May 2020

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Since 31 December 2019 and as of 15 May 2020, 4 405 680 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 302 115 deaths.

Cases have been reported from:

Africa: 75 685 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (12 739), Egypt (10 829), Morocco (6 607), Algeria (6 442) and Ghana (5 530).

Asia: 732 064 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Turkey (144 749), Iran (114 533), China (84 029), India (81 970) and Saudi Arabia (46 869).

America: 1 943 455 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (1 417 889), Brazil (202 918), Peru (80 604), Canada (73 401) and Mexico (42 595).

Europe: 1 645 366 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Russia (252 245), United Kingdom (233 151), Spain (229 540), Italy (223 096) and Germany (173 152).

Oceania: 8 414 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (6 989), New Zealand (1 148), Guam (154), French Polynesia (60) and Northern Mariana Islands (19).

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

Deaths have been reported from:

Africa: 2 563 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Egypt (571), Algeria (529), South Africa (238), Morocco (190) and Nigeria (167).

Asia: 23 531 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are Iran (6 854), China (4 637), Turkey (4 007), India (2 649) and Indonesia (1 043).

America: 117 069 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (85 906), Brazil (13 993), Canada (5 472), Mexico (4 477) and Ecuador (2 338).

Europe: 158 819 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (33 614), Italy (31 368), France (27 425), Spain (27 321) and Belgium (8 903).

Oceania: 126 deaths; the four countries reporting deaths are Australia (98), New Zealand (21), 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 15 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 15 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide, as of 15 May 2020

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Geographic distribution of cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population, worldwide, as of 15 May 2020

Geographic distribution of 14-day cumulative number of reported COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population, worldwide, as of 15 May 2020