Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World

Updated:
Testing data as of
Sources: OECD for number of hospital beds (2016 for the US, 2017 for other countries), government agencies and the COVID Tracking Project via Our World in Data for testing data (various recent dates) (reported in the past 45 days) and the US Census Bureau for population figures (2019).

Entering the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, more than   people have been infected and the virus has killed more than   globally. Efforts many countries took to stamp out the pneumonia-like illness led to entire nations enforcing lockdowns, widespread halts of international travel, mass layoffs and battered financial markets. New variants of the virus have led to new waves of cases, though effective vaccines, new drugs and improved care are reducing the consequences for those who get sick.

Getting to a Flatter Curve 👆

The first  days with more than 100 confirmed cases
  • Asia
  • Other
Note: JHU CSSE reporting began on January 22, 2020, when mainland China had already surpassed 500 cases.
Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering
Confirmed cases worldwide
Deaths worldwide
Jurisdictions with cases confirmed as of
  • 1–99
  • 100–999
  • 1,000–9,999
  • 10,000–99,999
  • 100,000–999,999
  • 1,000,000–9,999,999
  • 10 million or more
Note: Totals for Denmark, France, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US include overseas territories and other dependencies. Cases and deaths for cruise ships have been separated in accordance with JHU CSSE data.

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With Covid-19 now widespread around the globe, waves of disease have come and gone through every continent. Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia have all faced cycles of outbreaks, driven in part by new variants of the virus that have proven more transmissible.

Vaccines have protected recipients from the worst consequences of illness, but access to the shots remains inequitable around the globe, even as many wealthier nations begin giving booster doses to their citizens.

Global Cases Added Per Day

Note: On February 14, 2020, Hubei officials changed their diagnostic criteria, resulting in a spike in reported cases.

Early in the pandemic, countries took drastic measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 on their homefront—including travel bans, school closures and restrictions on public gatherings and business activity. As countries have loosened public health restrictions in an effort to reboot their economies, many have seen a resurgence of infections. Even places that successfully contained outbreaks, like China and South Korea, have seen cases bubble back up.

How the Outbreak Spread Country by Country 👆

Seven-day rolling average of new deaths and cases
  • Asia
  • Other
Note: Shown are the 15 places with the highest totals of confirmed cases, as of . Negative values resulting from governments revising their totals have been excluded from rolling average calculations.

Public health experts no longer talk about the elimination of SARS-CoV-2. Instead, the disease is likely to become endemic—no longer a crisis, but still a seasonal threat. Vaccines provide broad protection to most, and new treatments can reduce risk for people who get infected. But the virus is expected to be around for the foreseeable future, and as long as it circulates there is always the possibility of new mutations and more surges of new infections.