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The article contains the number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported by each country, territory, and subnational area to the World Health Organization (WHO) and published in WHO reports, tables, and spreadsheets.[1][2][3] As of 26 March 2024, 774,834,237[4] cases have been stated by government agencies from around the world to be confirmed. For more international statistics in table and map form, see COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory.
108 countries and territories have more confirmed cases than the People's Republic of China, the country where the outbreak began. Thailand was the first country to report at least one case outside China. The United States and Italy were first two countries to overtake China in terms of the number of confirmed cases. The country that overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed cases several days later was the United Kingdom. Japan was the first country in East Asia to overtake China in terms of the number of confirmed cases. The second country in East Asia that overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed cases was South Korea, while the third one was Mongolia, the fourth one Taiwan and the fifth and most recent one North Korea. The most recent country that overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed cases was North Korea, while the most recent territory was Hong Kong. Tuvalu was the last and most recent country to report at least one case. Today, 23 most affected countries have at least five million cases, incl. the United States, India, France, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Australia and Poland. At the moment, 45 most affected countries, incl. Greece, Thailand, Romania, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Portugal, Canada, Chile and Hungary, have at least two million cases.
The first person infected with the disease, known as COVID-19, was discovered at the beginning of December 2019. The disease has spread very easily to the United States, India, France, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Australia, Poland, Portugal, Thailand, Greece, Chile, Canada, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary and Egypt and many other countries. The COVID-19 outbreak has been a pandemic since 11 March 2020. A total of about 6.6 million deaths worldwide pertaining to COVID-19 was reported as of January 2023. At the beginning of December 2022, the third anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak was commemorated. As of 26 March 2024, 115 countries and territories have at least 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, and of them, 90 (18 out of 23 or nearly 78.3%) have at least half a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, incl. Egypt and Hungary. On 11 March 2022, the second anniversary of the day when the COVID-19 outbreak became a pandemic was commemorated.
On 11 February 2022, Japan, formerly the most affected country in East Asia, joined the list of 20 most affected countries, incl. the United States, India, France, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Australia and Poland. More than a week later, on 20 February 2022, South Korea, formerly the second most affected country in East Asia, joined the list of 40 most affected countries, incl. Thailand, Greece, Chile, Canada, South Africa, the Czech Republic, and Romania. At the beginning of March 2022, South Korea joined the list of 30 most affected countries on the first anniversary of the day when it overtook China in terms of the number of cases. As of 26 March 2024, France is the most affected country in Europe, while Germany is the second most affected country and the United Kingdom the third most affected country. On 4 March 2022, South Korea joined the list of 20 most affected countries, incl. eight in Europe, such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. On 26 March 2022, South Korea joined the list of ten most affected countries, like the United Kingdom.
The first section contains summary information: the total number of countries and territories with at least 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, a million and ten million cases; the number of cases reported to WHO; the countries and territories that have reported no cases yet to WHO; and two charts showing the 20 countries and territories with the highest numbers of cases and deaths per capita. In the second section, the table has a timeline of confirmed cases of COVID-19. The number of countries affected is shown, along with the number of days taken for the number of cases to double. The table can be sorted by country or date of first confirmed case.
As of January 2023, North Korea has put its capital, Pyongyang, on a 5-day lockdown due to a reported "respiratory illness", though it did not mention COVID-19. Residents told to stay home and submit to temperature checks multiple times daily.[5]
