New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world.
More than 16,700 people globally have died from COVID-19, as the illness is officially known, while more than 387,000 infections have been confirmed in at least 177 countries and territories. Nearly 102,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus.
Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:
Afghanistan – 42 cases, 1 death
Albania – 104 cases, 4 deaths
Algeria – 230 cases, 17 deaths
Andorra – 133 cases, 1 death
Angola – 3 cases
Antigua and Barbuda – 3 cases
Argentina – 301 cases, 4 deaths
Armenia – 235 cases
Australia – 2,044 cases, 8 deaths
Austria – 4,477 cases, 21 deaths
Azerbaijan – 72 cases, 1 death
Bahamas – 4 cases
Bahrain – 377 cases, 2 deaths
Bangladesh – 33 cases, 3 deaths
Barbados – 17 cases
Belarus – 81 cases
Belgium – 3,743 cases, 88 deaths
Belize – 1 case
Benin – 6 cases
Bhutan – 2 cases
Bolivia – 28 cases
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 150 cases, 1 death
Brazil – 1,924 cases, 34 deaths
Brunei – 91 cases
Bulgaria – 202 cases, 3 deaths
Burkina Faso – 99 cases, 4 deaths
Cambodia – 87 cases
Cameroon – 66 cases
Canada – 2,088 cases, 25 deaths
Cape Verde – 3 cases
Central African Republic – 3 cases
Chad – 2 cases
Chile – 746 cases, 2 deaths
China – 81,553 cases, 3,281 deaths
The region of Macau had confirmed 19 cases, while Hong Kong reported 273 confirmed cases, including four deaths, according to China’s National Health Commission.
Colombia – 306 cases, 3 deaths
Congo Republic – 36 cases, 2 deaths
Costa Rica – 158 cases, 2 deaths
Croatia – 361 cases, 1 death
Cuba – 40 cases, 1 death
Cyprus – 116 cases, 1 death
Czech Republic – 1,236 cases, 1 death
Democratic Republic of Congo – 30 cases, 1 death
Denmark – 1,582 cases, 24 deaths
The count includes 92 cases in Faroe Islands and 2 cases in Greenland.
Djibouti – 3 cases
Dominican Republic – 245 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor – 1 case
Ecuador – 981 cases, 18 deaths
Egypt – 366 cases, 19 deaths
El Salvador – 5 cases
Equatorial Guinea – 9 cases
Eritrea – 1 case
Estonia – 352 cases
Eswatini – 4 cases
Ethiopia – 12 cases
Fiji – 4 cases
Finland – 700 cases, 1 death
France – 20,128 cases, 862 deaths
Additionally, the French territory of Martinique recorded 37 cases and a death from the coronavirus. Reunion has 45 confirmed cases, French Polynesia – 15, New Caledonia – 4, Saint Barthelemy – 3 and Mayotte – 11. The French part of the island of Saint Martin confirmed 4 cases while Guadalupe has 56 cases.
French Guiana – 18 cases
Gabon – 6 cases, 1 death
Gambia – 2 cases, 1 death
Georgia – 66 cases
Germany – 29,056 cases, 123 deaths
Ghana – 27 cases, 2 deaths
Greece – 695 cases, 17 deaths
Grenada – 1 case
Guatemala – 20 cases, 1 death
Guinea – 4 cases, 1 death
Guyana- 20 cases, 1 death
Haiti – 6 cases
Honduras – 30 cases
Hungary – 187 cases, 8 deaths
Iceland – 588 cases, 1 death
India – 511 cases, 10 deaths
Indonesia – 686 cases, 55 deaths
Iran – 23,049 cases, 1,812 deaths
Iraq – 266 cases, 23 deaths
Ireland – 1,125 cases, 6 deaths
Israel – 1,442 cases, 1 death
Italy – 63,927 cases, 6,077 deaths
Ivory Coast – 25 cases
Jamaica – 19 cases, 1 death
Japan – 1,140 cases, 42 deaths
A total of 712 people on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama had tested positive for the virus. Seven people who were on the ship have died.
Japan does not include the people on board as part of its national tally, in accordance with the WHO guidance. The national tally is 1,055 as of March 22, including 35 deaths.
Jordan – 127 cases
Kazakhstan – 68 cases
Kenya – 16 cases
Kosovo – 61 cases, 1 death
Kuwait – 189 cases
Kyrgyzstan – 42 cases
Latvia – 180 cases
Lebanon – 267 cases, 4 deaths
Liberia – 3 cases
Liechtenstein – 51 cases
Lithuania – 179 cases, 1 death
Laos – 2 cases
Luxembourg – 875 cases, 8 deaths
Madagascar – 17 cases
Malaysia – 1,624 cases, 15 deaths
Maldives – 13 cases
Malta – 107 cases
Mauritania – 2 cases
Mauritius – 36 cases, 2 deaths
Mexico – 367 cases, 4 deaths
Moldova – 109 cases, 1 death
Monaco – 23 cases
Mongolia – 10 cases
Montenegro – 29 cases, 1 death
Morocco – 143 cases, 4 deaths
Myanmar – 2 cases
Mozambique – 1 death
Namibia – 4 cases
Nepal – 2 cases
Netherlands – 4,767 cases, 214 deaths
Additionally, 5 coronavirus cases were registered in the Dutch overseas territory of Aruba, 1 more in Sint Maarten, while Curacao has 3 cases and one death.
New Zealand – 155 cases
Nicaragua – 2 cases
Niger – 3 cases
Nigeria – 40 cases, 1 death
North Macedonia – 136 cases, 2 deaths
Norway – 2,625 cases, 10 deaths
Oman – 84 cases
Pakistan – 892 cases, 6 deaths
Palestine – 59 cases, including 2 in Gaza
Panama – 345 cases, 6 deaths
Papua New Guinea – 1 case
Paraguay – 27 cases, 2 deaths
Peru – 395 cases, 5 deaths
Philippines – 552 cases, 35 deaths
Poland – 749 cases, 8 deaths
Portugal – 2,060 cases, 23 deaths
Qatar – 501 cases
Romania – 576 cases, 7 deaths
Russia – 438 cases, 1 death
Rwanda – 36 cases
Saint Lucia – 3 cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 1 case
San Marino – 187 cases, 20 deaths
Saudi Arabia – 562 cases
Senegal – 79 cases
Serbia – 249 cases, 3 deaths
Seychelles – 7 cases
Singapore – 509 cases, 2 deaths
Slovakia – 186 cases
Slovenia – 442 cases, 3 deaths
Somalia – 1 case
South Africa – 402 cases
South Korea – 9,037 cases, 120 deaths
Spain – 33,136 cases, 2,311 deaths
Sri Lanka – 97 cases
Sudan – 2 cases, 1 death
Suriname – 6 cases
Sweden – 2,059 cases, 33 deaths
Switzerland – 8,795 cases, 120 deaths
Syria – 1 case
Taiwan – 215 cases, 2 deaths
Tanzania – 12 cases
Thailand – 827 cases, 4 deaths
Timor-Leste – 1 case
Togo – 18 cases
Trinidad and Tobago – 52 cases
Tunisia – 89 cases, 3 deaths
Turkey – 1,529 cases, 37 deaths
Uganda – 9 cases
Ukraine – 84 cases, 3 deaths
United Arab Emirates – 198 cases, 2 deaths
United Kingdom – 6,726 cases, 336 deaths
Additionally, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar has registered 10 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Bermuda – 2, Montserrat – 1, Isle of Man – 1, Channel Islands – 32. Guernsey confirmed a single case while Jersey has 12. The Cayman Islands recorded 3 infections and 1 death.
United States – 46,450 cases, 593 deaths
The count includes 21 cases in the US territory of Puerto Rico, 6 in Virgin Islands and 15 in Guam.
Uruguay – 162 cases
Uzbekistan – 49 cases
Vatican City – 1 case
Venezuela – 84 cases
Vietnam – 123 cases
Zambia – 3 cases
Zimbabwe – 3 cases, 1 death
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