On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan (China) reported to the World Health Organization a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology in Wuhan City, Hubei province. On 9 January 2020, the China CDC reported that a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) had been detected as the causative agent of the respiratory disease later named Covid-19. China immediately made the genome sequence publicly available. This allowed rapid development of a diagnostic test.
International situation
Latest WHO data*
*Source: Health Emergency Dashboard, (April 12, 10.29 CET)
Global
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135.446.538 confirmed cases worldwide since the start of the outbreak
- 2.927.922 deaths
As of 8 April 2021 a total of 669.248.795 vaccine doses have been administered
Europe
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47.607.437 confirmed cases
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1.008.669 deaths
Americas
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58.179.645 confirmed cases
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1.411.418 deaths
South-East Asia
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16.358.405 confirmed cases
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229.458 deaths
Eastern Mediterranean
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8.112.093 confirmed cases
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165.757 deaths
Africa
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3.171.006 confirmed cases
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79.545 deaths
Western Pacific
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2.095.750 confirmed cases
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33.708 deaths
Warning: From 17 February, WHO data include both laboratory-confirmed and clinically-diagnosed cases (currently the clinically-diagnosed cases are only those from Hubei Province in China).
See also:
Links
See the case updates on the websites of the two main international agencies:
- WHO Dashboard
- JHU CSSE- Johns Hopkins University
- WHO - Situation report
- ECDC - COVID-19
- ECDC - Risk Assessment Updates
- ECDC – the situation in Europe
- ECDC - https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/current-risk-assessment-novel-coronavirus-situationwww.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/situation-updates/weekly-maps-coordinated-restriction-free-movement
- ECDC - https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/current-risk-assessment-novel-coronavirus-situation
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