COVID-19 World Map: 571,678 Confirmed Cases; 197 Countries; 26,494 Deaths

Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 69.

WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 68

• No new countries/territories/areas reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
• The WHO Director-General highlighted in his media briefing yesterday that the chronic global shortage of personal protective equipment(PPE)is one of the most urgent threats to our collective ability to save lives. To date, WHO has shipped almost 2 million individual items of PPEto 74 countries and is preparing to send a similar amount to a further 60 countries. The Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing can be found here.
• Today, WHO published the first edition of the practical manual to set up and manage a severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) treatment center and a SARI screening facility in health-care facilities. The document has been developed to meet the operational needs emerging with the COVID-19 pandemic. For more details, please see the document here.

Risk Assessment

Global Level: Very High

Coronavirus Situation in Numbers

Globally

• 571,678 confirmed cases (62,514 new)
• 26,494 deaths (3,159 new)

Western Pacific Region

• 101,462 confirmed cases (1,444 new)
• 3,592 deaths (25 new)

European Region

• 324,343 confirmed cases (37,646 new)
• 18,740 deaths (2,635 new)

South-East Asia

• 3,085 confirmed cases (153 new)
• 114 deaths (9 new)

Eastern Mediterranean Region

• 38,931 confirmed cases (3,682 new)
• 2,508 deaths (172 new)

Regions of the Americas

• 100,314 confirmed cases (19,177 new)
• 1,485 deaths (309 new)

African Region

• • 2,831 confirmed cases (412 new)
  • 48 deaths (9 new)

Countries, territories or areas with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths, March 28, 2020

Country/Territory/Area	Confirmed Cases
Italy	86498
United States of America	85228
China	82230
Spain	64059
Germany	48582
France	32542
Iran	32332
United Kingdom	14547
Switzerland	12104
Republic of Korea	9478
Netherlands	8603
Austria	7697
Belgium	7284
Turkey	5698
Portugal	4268
Canada	4018
Australia	3635
Norway	3581
Israel	3460
Sweden	3046
Brazil	2915
Czechia	2279
Malaysia	2161
Ireland	2121
Denmark	2046
Chile	1610
Luxembourg	1605
Ecuador	1595
Japan	1499
Poland	1389
Romania	1292
Russian Federation	1264
Pakistan	1235
South Africa	1170
Thailand	1136
Saudi Arabia	1104
Indonesia	1046
Finland	1025
Greece	966
Iceland	890
Philippines	803
Singapore	732
India	724
International (Diamond Princess Cruise Ship)	712
Panama	674
Slovenia	632
Argentina	589
Mexico	589
Croatia	586
Dominican Republic	581
Peru	580
Estonia	575
Qatar	562
Egypt	536
Serbia	528
Colombia	491
Bahrain	473
Iraq	458
New Zealand	416
United Arab Emirates	405
Lebanon	391
Armenia	372
Algeria	367
Lithuania	358
Morocco	358
Hungary	343
Ukraine	311
Slovakia	295
Bulgaria	293
Andorra	289
Latvia	280
Uruguay	238
Jordan	235
Kuwait	235
Bosnia and Herzegovina	233
Costa Rica	231
San Marino	228
Tunisia	227
North Macedonia	219
Kazakhstan	204
Republic of Moldova	199
Albania	197
Vietnam	169
Cyprus	162
Oman	152
Azerbaijan	147
Burkina Faso	146
Faroe Islands	144
Malta	139
Ghana	137
Réunion	135
Senegal	119
Brunei Darussalam	115
Afghanistan	106
Sri Lanka	106
Venezuela	106
Cambodia	104
Uzbekistan	104
Palestinian Territory	97
Guadeloupe	96
Mauritius	96
Belarus	94
Martinique	93
Côte d’Ivoire	92
Kosovo	88
Georgia	85
Cuba	80
Cameroon	75
Montenegro	70
Honduras	67
Trinidad and Tobago	66
Nigeria	65
Puerto Rico	64
Bolivia	61
Liechtenstein	60
Democratic Republic of the Congo	58
Kyrgyzstan	58
Gibraltar	55
Rwanda	54
Jersey	52
Paraguay	52
Guam	51
Mayotte	50
Bangladesh	48
Guernsey	36
French Polynesia	30
French Guiana	31
Isle of Man	29
Aruba	28
Jamaica	26
Madagascar	26
Guatemala	25
Kenya	25
Togo	25
Barbados	24
Monaco	23
Congo	19
Virgin Islands	17
Ethiopia	16
Bermuda	15
New Caledonia	15
Uganda	14
Djibouti	13
El Salvador	13
Maldives	13
United Republic of Tanzania	13
Zambia	13
Mongolia	12
Saint Martin	12
Dominica	11
Niger	10
Bahamas	9
Eswatini	9
Greenland	9
Mali	9
Cayman Islands	8
Guinea	8
Haiti	8
Namibia	8
Suriname	8
Antigua and Barbuda	7
Curaçao	7
Gabon	7
Grenada	7
Mozambique	7
Seychelles	7
Benin	6
Central African Republic	6
Equatorial Guinea	6
Eritrea	6
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	6
Cabo Verde	5
Chad	5
Fiji	5
Guyana	5
Montserrat	5
Myanmar	5
Saint Barthelemy	5
Syrian Arab Republic	5
Zimbabwe	5
Holy See	4
Bhutan	3
Liberia	3
Mauritania	3
Nepal	3
Sint Maarten	3
Somalia	3
Sudan	3
Angola	2
Anguilla	2
Belize	2
British Virgin Islands	2
Gambia	2
Guinea-Bissau	2
Nicaragua	2
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2
Saint Lucia	2
Turks and Caicos	2
Libya	1
Papua New Guinea	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1
Timor-Leste	1
Total	571678

Recommendations and Advice for the Public

If you are not in an area where COVID-19 is spreading or have not traveled from an area where COVID-19 is spreading or have not been in contact with an infected patient, your risk of infection is low. It is understandable that you may feel anxious about the outbreak. Get the facts from reliable sources to help you accurately determine your risks so that you can take reasonable precautions (see Frequently Asked Questions). Seek guidance from WHO, your healthcare provider, your national public health authority or your employer for accurate information on COVID-19 and whether COVID-19 is circulating where you live. It is important to be informed of the situation and take appropriate measures to protect yourself and your family (see Protection measures for everyone).

If you are in an area where there are cases of COVID-19 you need to take the risk of infection seriously. Follow the advice of WHO and guidance issued by national and local health authorities. For most people, COVID-19 infection will cause mild illness however, it can make some people very ill and, in some people, it can be fatal. Older people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease or diabetes) are at risk for severe disease (See Protection measures for persons who are in or have recently visited (past 14 days) areas where COVID-19 is spreading).