The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shows that between December 31 2019 and May 18, 4 679 511 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 315, 005 deaths.
Cases have been reported from: Africa: 84 819 cases. The five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (15 515), Egypt (12 229), Algeria (7 019), Morocco (6 870) and Nigeria (5 959).
Asia: 791 993 cases. The five countries reporting most cases are Turkey (149 435), Iran (120 198), India (96 169), China (84 054) and Saudi Arabia (54 752).
America: 2, 088 098 cases. The five countries reporting most cases are United States (1 486 757), Brazil (241 080), Peru (92 273), Canada (76 991) and Mexico (49 219).
Europe: 1 705 432 cases. The five countries reporting most cases are Russia (281 752), United Kingdom (243 695), Spain (231 350), Italy (225 435) and Germany (174 697). Oceania: 8 473 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (7 045), New Zealand (1 149), Guam (154), French Polynesia (60) and Northern Mariana Islands (21).
Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
Deaths have been reported from: Africa: 2, 759 deaths. The five countries reporting most deaths are Egypt (630), Algeria (548), South Africa (264), Morocco (192) and Nigeria (182).
Asia: 24, 648 deaths. The five countries reporting most deaths are Iran (6 988), China (4 638), Turkey (4 140), India (3 029) and Indonesia (1 148).
America: 124, 862 deaths. The five countries reporting most deaths are United States (89, 562), Brazil (16, 118), Canada (5, 782), Mexico (5, 177) and Ecuador (2, 736).
Europe: 162, 603 deaths. The five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (34, 636), Italy (31, 908), France (28, 108), Spain (27, 650) and Belgium (9, 052).
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.
