COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Last updated: April 17, 2020, 13:13 GMT
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Coronavirus Cases:
2,205,976
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Deaths:
148,634

Recovered:
558,168

ACTIVE CASES
1,499,174
Currently Infected Patients
1,442,694 (96%)
in Mild Condition

56,480 (4%)
Serious or Critical
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CLOSED CASES
706,802
Cases which had an outcome:
558,168 (79%)
Recovered / Discharged

148,634 (21%)
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Reported Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 210 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances. The day is reset after midnight GMT+0. The list of countries and territories and their continental regional classification is based on the United Nations Geoscheme. Sources are provided under "Latest Updates". Learn more about Worldometer's COVID-19 data

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1M popWorld 2,205,976 +24,668 148,634 +3,163 558,168 1,499,174 56,480 283 19.1
USA 678,210 +640 34,641 +24 57,844 585,725 13,369 2,049 105 3,411,394 10,306
Spain 184,948 19,315 74,797 90,836 7,371 3,956 413 930,230 19,896
Italy 168,941 22,170 40,164 106,607 2,936 2,794 367 1,178,403 19,490
France 165,027 17,920 32,812 114,295 6,248 2,528 275 333,807 5,114
Germany 138,273 +575 4,105 +53 81,800 52,368 4,288 1,650 49 1,728,357 20,629
UK 108,692 +5,599 14,576 +847 N/A 93,772 1,559 1,601 215 438,991 6,467
China 82,692 +351 4,632 +1,290 77,944 116 89 57 3
Iran 79,494 +1,499 4,958 +89 54,064 20,472 3,563 946 59 319,879 3,808
Turkey 74,193 1,643 7,089 65,461 1,854 880 19 518,143 6,144
Belgium 36,138 +1,329 5,163 +306 7,961 23,014 1,140 3,118 445 139,387 12,027
Russia 32,008 +4,070 273 +41 2,590 29,145 8 219 2 1,718,019 11,773
Brazil 30,891 +208 1,952 +5 14,026 14,913 6,634 145 9 62,985 296
Netherlands 30,449 +1,235 3,459 +144 250 26,740 1,279 1,777 202 154,911 9,041
Canada 30,106 1,195 9,729 19,182 557 798 32 487,625 12,920
Switzerland 27,078 +346 1,315 +34 15,900 9,863 386 3,129 152 206,400 23,849
Portugal 19,022 +181 657 +28 519 17,846 222 1,866 64 221,049 21,678
Austria 14,553 +77 410 9,704 4,439 227 1,616 46 169,272 18,795
India 13,835 +405 452 +4 1,777 11,606 10 0.3 302,956 220
Ireland 13,271 486 77 12,708 156 2,688 98 90,646 18,358
Sweden 13,216 +676 1,400 +67 550 11,266 482 1,309 139 74,600 7,387
Israel 12,855 +97 148 +6 2,967 9,740 182 1,485 17 187,250 21,634
Peru 12,491 274 6,120 6,097 169 379 8 121,468 3,684
S. Korea 10,635 +22 230 +1 7,829 2,576 55 207 4 546,463 10,659
Japan 9,231 190 935 8,106 193 73 2 100,703 796
Chile 8,807 105 3,299 5,403 384 461 5 98,424 5,149
Ecuador 8,225 403 838 6,984 168 466 23 27,868 1,580
Poland 8,214 +296 318 +4 866 7,030 160 217 8 169,071 4,467
Romania 8,067 +360 400 +8 1,508 6,159 258 419 21 85,805 4,460
Saudi Arabia 7,142 +762 87 +4 1,049 6,006 74 205 2 150,000 4,309
Denmark 7,073 +194 336 +15 3,389 3,348 93 1,221 58 87,024 15,024
Pakistan 7,025 +106 135 +7 1,765 5,125 46 32 0.6 84,704 383
Norway 6,905 158 +6 32 6,715 63 1,274 29 136,236 25,130
Australia 6,523 +55 65 +2 3,819 2,639 60 256 3 391,530 15,354
Czechia 6,437 +4 170 +1 979 5,288 82 601 16 154,307 14,409
Mexico 6,297 +450 486 +37 2,125 3,686 207 49 4 40,091 311
Indonesia 5,923 +407 520 +24 607 4,796 22 2 37,134 136
Philippines 5,878 +218 387 +25 487 5,004 1 54 4 48,171 440
UAE 5,825 35 1,095 4,695 1 589 4 767,000 77,550
Serbia 5,318 103 443 4,772 120 609 12 29,472 3,373
Malaysia 5,251 +69 86 +2 2,967 2,198 51 162 3 96,695 2,988
Singapore 5,050 +623 10 683 4,357 29 863 2 94,796 16,203
Belarus 4,779 +575 42 +2 342 4,395 65 506 4 86,813 9,187
Qatar 4,663 +560 7 464 4,192 37 1,619 2 58,328 20,245
Ukraine 4,662 +501 125 +9 246 4,291 45 107 3 47,096 1,077
Panama 4,016 +265 109 +6 98 3,809 99 931 25 17,850 4,137
Dominican Republic 3,755 196 215 3,344 121 346 18 12,229 1,127
Finland 3,489 +120 75 1,700 1,714 76 630 14 49,700 8,970
Luxembourg 3,444 69 552 2,823 35 5,502 110 31,660 50,577
Colombia 3,233 144 550 2,539 98 64 3 52,085 1,024
Thailand 2,700 +28 47 +1 1,689 964 61 39 0.7 100,498 1,440
Egypt 2,673 196 596 1,881 26 2 25,000 244
Argentina 2,669 122 631 1,916 121 59 3 26,457 585
South Africa 2,605 48 903 1,654 7 44 0.8 95,060 1,603
Morocco 2,528 +245 133 +3 273 2,122 1 68 4 12,523 339
Algeria 2,268 348 783 1,137 60 52 8 3,359 77
Greece 2,207 105 269 1,833 69 212 10 50,771 4,871
Moldova 2,154 54 276 1,824 80 534 13 9,848 2,441
Bangladesh 1,838 +266 75 +15 58 1,705 1 11 0.5 19,193 117
Croatia 1,814 +23 36 +1 600 1,178 30 442 9 20,953 5,104
Hungary 1,763 +111 156 +14 207 1,400 63 182 16 41,590 4,305
Iceland 1,739 8 1,144 587 6 5,096 23 38,204 111,955
Bahrain 1,700 7 703 990 3 999 4 76,630 45,035
Kuwait 1,658 +134 5 +2 258 1,395 32 388 1
Kazakhstan 1,498 +96 17 306 1,175 22 80 0.9 85,735 4,566
Estonia 1,459 +25 38 +2 145 1,276 11 1,100 29 37,594 28,340
Iraq 1,434 80 856 498 36 2 49,260 1,225
New Zealand 1,409 +8 11 +2 816 582 2 292 2 74,401 15,429
Uzbekistan 1,390 +41 4 140 1,246 8 42 0.1 100,000 2,988
Slovenia 1,304 +36 66 +5 174 1,064 28 627 32 39,330 18,918
Azerbaijan 1,283 15 460 808 28 127 1 75,397 7,436
Armenia 1,201 +42 19 +1 402 780 30 405 6 10,793 3,642
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,199 +32 46 +3 320 833 4 365 14 15,751 4,801
Lithuania 1,149 +21 32 210 907 14 422 12 53,101 19,506
North Macedonia 1,117 +36 49 +3 139 929 15 536 24 10,422 5,002
Oman 1,069 +50 5 +1 176 888 3 209 1.0
Slovakia 1,049 +72 8 167 874 5 192 1 34,530 6,325
Hong Kong 1,022 +4 4 533 485 9 136 0.5 131,786 17,579
Cameroon 996 22 164 810 38 0.8
Afghanistan 906 +66 30 99 777 23 0.8
Cuba 862 27 171 664 16 76 2 21,837 1,928
Bulgaria 825 +25 40 +2 141 644 37 119 6 18,502 2,663
Tunisia 822 37 43 742 89 70 3 13,930 1,179
Cyprus 735 12 77 646 8 609 10 25,734 21,314
Diamond Princess 712 13 644 55 7
Andorra 696 +23 35 +2 191 470 17 9,008 453 1,673 21,653
Ivory Coast 688 +34 6 193 489 26 0.2
Latvia 682 +7 5 88 589 5 362 3 32,837 17,409
Lebanon 668 +5 21 86 561 30 98 3 19,185 2,811
Costa Rica 642 4 74 564 11 126 0.8 9,396 1,844
Ghana 641 8 83 550 2 21 0.3 50,719 1,632
Niger 609 +25 15 +1 105 489 25 0.6 4,427 183
Djibouti 591 2 73 516 598 2 6,430 6,508
Burkina Faso 546 32 257 257 26 2
Albania 539 +21 26 283 230 5 187 9 5,080 1,765
Uruguay 502 9 286 207 13 145 3 11,239 3,235
Kyrgyzstan 489 +23 5 114 370 5 75 0.8 26,147 4,008
Bolivia 465 +24 31 +2 26 408 3 40 3 2,185 187
Channel Islands 457 19 73 365 2,629 109 3,320 19,095
Honduras 442 +16 41 +6 10 391 10 45 4 2,012 203
Nigeria 442 13 152 277 2 2 0.06 6,649 32
Guinea 438 1 49 388 33 0.08
San Marino 426 38 55 333 15 12,555 1,120 846 24,933
Malta 422 +10 3 91 328 4 956 7 21,164 47,932
Jordan 402 7 259 136 5 39 0.7 20,500 2,009
Palestine 402 +28 2 69 331 79 0.4 17,329 3,397
Taiwan 395 6 166 223 17 0.3 51,603 2,167
Réunion 394 237 157 4 440
Georgia 370 +22 3 79 288 6 93 0.8 5,027 1,260
Senegal 342 +7 2 198 142 1 20 0.1
Mauritius 324 9 81 234 3 255 7 8,279 6,510
Montenegro 303 4 55 244 7 482 6 3,874 6,168
Isle of Man 289 +5 4 168 117 10 3,399 47 2,322 27,307
DRC 287 +20 23 +1 25 239 3 0.3
Vietnam 268 198 70 8 3 206,253 2,119
Kenya 246 +12 11 53 182 2 5 0.2 10,784 201
Mayotte 245 +12 4 +1 117 124 6 898 15 1,700 6,231
Sri Lanka 242 +4 7 77 158 1 11 0.3 4,768 223
Guatemala 214 +18 7 +2 21 186 3 12 0.4 7,200 402
Venezuela 204 9 111 84 4 7 0.3 268,503 9,442
Paraguay 199 +25 8 30 161 1 28 1 4,267 598
Faeroe Islands 184 171 13 3,766 5,846 119,641
El Salvador 177 +13 7 +1 33 137 2 27 1 9,267 1,429
Mali 171 13 34 124 8 0.6
Martinique 158 8 73 77 17 421 21
Guadeloupe 145 8 67 70 13 362 20
Jamaica 143 5 25 113 48 2 1,424 481
Rwanda 138 60 78 11 6,237 482
Brunei 136 1 112 23 2 311 2 11,089 25,348
Gibraltar 132 +1 105 27 1 3,918 1,760 52,239
Cambodia 122 98 24 1 7 5,768 345
Congo 117 5 11 101 21 0.9
Madagascar 117 +6 33 84 1 4 2,357 85
Trinidad and Tobago 114 8 20 86 81 6 1,298 927
Ethiopia 96 +4 3 15 78 1 0.8 0.03 6,231 54
French Guiana 96 +10 61 35 2 321
Aruba 95 2 39 54 1 890 19 1,237 11,586
Gabon 95 +15 1 6 88 43 0.4
Tanzania 94 4 11 79 2 0.07
Monaco 93 3 12 78 2 2,370 76
Myanmar 85 4 2 79 2 0.07 3,236 59
Bermuda 83 +2 5 35 43 9 1,333 80 552 8,863
Togo 83 +2 5 48 30 10 0.6 3,926 474
Somalia 80 5 2 73 2 5 0.3
Liechtenstein 79 1 55 23 2,072 26 900 23,605
Liberia 76 +17 7 +1 7 62 15 1
Barbados 75 5 15 55 4 261 17 900 3,132
Cayman Islands 61 +1 1 7 53 3 928 15 690 10,499
Sint Maarten 57 9 12 36 6 1,329 210 163 3,802
Guyana 57 +2 6 9 42 4 72 8 260 331
Cabo Verde 56 1 1 54 101 2
French Polynesia 55 55 1 196 920 3,275
Uganda 55 20 35 1 8,855 194
Bahamas 53 8 6 39 1 135 20
Equatorial Guinea 51 4 47 36 854 609
Libya 49 1 11 37 7 0.1 699 102
Zambia 48 2 30 16 1 3 0.1 1,879 102
Macao 45 16 29 1 69
Haiti 43 +2 3 40 4 0.3 365 32
Guinea-Bissau 43 43 22 1,500 762
Saint Martin 35 2 13 20 5 905 52
Benin 35 1 18 16 3 0.08
Eritrea 35 35 10
Syria 33 2 5 26 2 0.1
Sudan 32 5 4 23 0.7 0.1
Mongolia 31 5 26 9 1,450 442
Mozambique 31 2 29 1.0 855 27
Maldives 28 +3 16 12 52 3,432 6,349
Chad 27 5 22 2
Sierra Leone 26 +11 26 3
Zimbabwe 24 +1 3 2 19 2 0.2 1,299 87
Antigua and Barbuda 23 3 3 17 1 235 31 73 745
Angola 19 2 5 12 0.6 0.06
Laos 19 2 17 3 1,288 177
Belize 18 2 16 1 45 5 651 1,637
New Caledonia 18 14 4 1 63 3,316 11,615
Timor-Leste 18 1 17 14
Fiji 17 17 19
Malawi 16 2 14 1 0.8 0.1 353 18
Eswatini 16 1 8 7 14 0.9 714 615
Nepal 16 2 14 0.5 15,800 542
Dominica 16 8 8 222 345 4,793
Namibia 16 4 12 6 362 142
Botswana 15 1 14 6 0.4 3,602 1,532
Saint Lucia 15 11 4 82 319 1,737
Curaçao 14 1 10 3 85 6 230 1,402
Grenada 14 14 2 124 92 818
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14 14 263 234 4,399
CAR 12 4 8 2
St. Vincent Grenadines 12 1 11 108 87 784
Turks and Caicos 11 1 10 284 26 83 2,144
Falkland Islands 11 1 10 3,161 137 39,368
Greenland 11 11 0 194 1,019 17,950
Montserrat 11 1 10 1 2,204 36 7,212
Seychelles 11 5 6 112
Suriname 10 1 6 3 17 2
MS Zaandam 9 2 7
Gambia 9 1 2 6 4 0.4 281 116
Nicaragua 9 1 4 4 1 0.2
Vatican City 8 2 6 9,988
Mauritania 7 1 2 4 2 0.2 713 153
Papua New Guinea 7 7 0.8 167 19
St. Barth 6 4 2 607
Western Sahara 6 6 10
Burundi 5 1 4 0.4 0.08
Bhutan 5 2 3 6 7,913 10,255
British Virgin Islands 4 +1 2 2 132
Sao Tome and Principe 4 4 18 19 87
South Sudan 4 4 0.4
Anguilla 3 1 2 200
Caribbean Netherlands 3 3 114 10 381
Saint Pierre Miquelon 1 1 173
Yemen 1 1 0.03 Total: 2,205,976 +24,668 148,634 +3,163 558,168 1,499,174 56,480 283.0 19.1

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= all cases have recovered from the infection
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= all cases have had an outcome (there are no active cases)
The "New" columns for China display the previous day changes (as China reports after the day is over). For all other countries, the "New" columns display the changes for the current day while still in progress.

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Latest Updates

April 17 (GMT)

Wuhan (China), the epicenter of the pandemic, today reported 1,290 additional deaths that had not been previously counted and reported, bringing the total number of deaths in Wuhan from 2,579 to 3,869, an increase of 50%, as the result of a revision by the Wuhan New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control. As part of this revision, 325 additional cases in Wuhan were also added. Separately, China's National Health Commission (NHC) reported 26 new cases (and no deaths) in its daily report [source] [source] [source]

5599 new cases and 847 new deaths in the United Kingdom [source]

77 new cases in Austria [source]

6 new cases in Madagascar [source]

36 new cases and 3 new deaths in the Republic of North Macedonia [source]

346 new cases and 34 new deaths in Switzerland [source] [source]

575 new cases and 53 new deaths in Germany [source]

762 new cases and 4 new deaths in Saudi Arabia [source]

405 new cases and 4 new deaths in India [source] [source] [source] [source]

17 new cases and 1 new death in Liberia [source]

1235 new cases and 144 new deaths in the Netherlands [source]

23 new cases and 2 new deaths in Andorra [source]

96 new cases in Kazakhstan [source]

4 new cases in Sri Lanka [source]

11 new cases in Sierra Leone [source]

194 new cases and 15 new deaths in Denmark [source]

23 new cases and 1 new death in Croatia [source]

676 new cases and 67 new deaths in Sweden [source] [source]

41 new cases in Uzbekistan [source]

560 new cases in Qatar [source]

32 new cases and 3 new deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina [source]

6 new deaths in Norway [source]

2 new cases in Togo [source]

3 new cases in Maldives [source]

181 new cases and 28 new deaths in Portugal [source]

72 new cases in Slovakia [source]

623 new cases in Singapore [source]

134 new cases and 2 new deaths in Kuwait [source]

1499 new cases and 89 new deaths in Iran [source]

36 new cases and 5 new deaths in Slovenia [source]

7 new cases in Senegal [source]

10 new cases in Malta [source]

12 new cases and 1 new death in Mayotte [source]

4 new cases in Ethiopia [source]

575 new cases and 2 new deaths in Belarus [source]

5 new cases in Lebanon [source]

360 new cases and 8 new deaths in Romania [source] [source]

28 new cases in the State of Palestine [source]

69 new cases and 2 new deaths in Malaysia [source]

55 new cases and 2 new deaths in Australia [source]

5 new cases in Isle of Man [source]

10 new cases in French Guiana [source]

2 new cases in Bermuda [source]

21 new cases in Albania [source]

245 new cases and 3 new deaths in Morocco [source]

4 new cases in China, Hong Kong SAR [source]

120 new cases in Finland [source]

12 new cases in Kenya [source]

1329 new cases and 306 new deaths in Belgium [source]

407 new cases and 24 new deaths in Indonesia [source]

2 new cases in Guyana [source]

266 new cases and 15 new deaths in Bangladesh [source]

25 new cases and 2 new deaths in Estonia [source]

2 new cases in Haiti [source]

4070 new cases and 41 new deaths in Russia [source]

296 new cases and 4 new deaths in Poland [source]

218 new cases and 25 new deaths in the Philippines [source]

50 new cases and 1 new death in Oman. Death of a 66-year-old resident of Oman [source]

20 new cases and 1 new death in the DR Congo [source]

66 new cases in Afghanistan [source]

7 new cases in Latvia [source]

42 new cases and 1 new death in Armenia [source]

4 new cases and 1 new death in Czechia [source]

97 new cases and 6 new deaths in Israel [source]

501 new cases and 9 new deaths in Ukraine [source]

22 new cases in Georgia [source]

21 new cases in Lithuania [source]

13 new cases and 1 new death in El Salvador [source]

640 new cases and 24 new deaths in the United States

25 new cases and 2 new deaths in Bulgaria [source]

111 new cases and 14 new deaths in Hungary [source] [source]

106 new cases and 7 new deaths in Pakistan [source]

23 new cases in Kyrgyzstan [source]

208 new cases and 5 new deaths in Brazil [source]

28 new cases and 1 new death in Thailand [source]

1 new case in the British Virgin Islands [source]

1 new case in Gibraltar [source]

34 new cases in Côte d'Ivoire [source]

16 new cases and 6 new deaths in Honduras [source]

15 new cases in Gabon [source]

22 new cases and 1 new death in South Korea [source] [source]

18 new cases and 2 new deaths in Guatemala [source]

24 new cases and 2 new deaths in Bolivia [source]

25 new cases in Paraguay [source]

25 new cases and 1 new death in Niger [source]

8 new cases and 2 new deaths in New Zealand, a man in his 90s and a woman in her 80s with an underlying health condition [source]

1 new case in the Cayman Islands [source]

1 new case in Zimbabwe [source]

265 new cases and 6 new deaths in Panama [source]

450 new cases and 37 new deaths in Mexico [source]April 16 April 15 April 14 April 13 April 12 April 11
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February 2020 Coronavirus News Updates


January Timeline:
On January 31, the first 2 novel coronavirus cases in the UK, [18] the first 2 cases in Russia, [20] and the first case in Sweden and in Spain were reported. Canada reported its 4th case.
On Jan. 31, the United States
declared Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency
issued 14 days quarantine rules for US citizens entering the US from China (mandatory if entering from the Hubei province).
issued an order to deny entry to foreigners who have traveled to China within the past two weeks.
On January 30, the novel coronavirus total case count surpassed that for SARS (which affected 8,096 people worldwide).
On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency.
On January 30 CDC confirmed the first US case of human to human transmission[17].
Germany, Japan, Vietnam and the United States have reported cases in patients who didn't personally visit China, but contracted the virus from someone else who had visited Wuhan, China[15]. These cases of human to human transmission are the most worrisome, according to the WHO[16].
Wuhan (the city where the virus originated) is the largest city in Central China, with a population of over 11 million people. The city, on January 23, shut down transport links. Following Wuhan lock down, the city of Huanggang was also placed in quarantine, and the city of Ezhou closed its train stations. This means than 18 million people have been placed in isolation. The World Health Organization (WHO) said cutting off a city as large as Wuhan is "unprecedented in public health history."[12] and praised China for its incredible commitment to isolate the virus and minimize the spread to other countries.


How dangerous is the virus?

There are three parameters to understand in order to assess the magnitude of the risk posed by this novel coronavirus:
Transmission Rate (Ro) - number of newly infected people from a single case
Case Fatality Rate (CFR) - percent of cases that result in death
Determine whether asymptomatic transmission is possible
How contagious is the Wuhan Coronavirus? (Ro)

The attack rate or transmissibility (how rapidly the disease spreads) of a virus is indicated by its reproductive number (Ro, pronounced R-nought or r-zero), which represents the average number of people to which a single infected person will transmit the virus.

WHO's estimated (on Jan. 23) Ro to be between 1.4 and 2.5. [13]

Other studies have estimated a Ro between 3.6 and 4.0, and between 2.24 to 3.58. [23].

Preliminary studies had estimated Ro to be between 1.5 and 3.5. [5][6][7]

An outbreak with a reproductive number of below 1 will gradually disappear.

For comparison, the Ro for the common flu is 1.3 and for SARS it was 2.0.

Fatality Rate (case fatality ratio or CFR) of the Wuhan Coronavirus

See full details: Coronavirus Fatality Rate

The novel coronavirus' case fatality rate has been estimated at around 2%, in the WHO press conference held on January 29, 2020 [16] . However, it noted that, without knowing how many were infected, it was too early to be able to put a percentage on the mortality rate figure.

A prior estimate [9] had put that number at 3%.

Fatality rate can change as a virus can mutate, according to epidemiologists.

For comparison, the case fatality rate for SARS was 10%, and for MERS 34%.
Incubation Period (how long it takes for symptoms to appear)

See full details: COVID-19 Coronavirus Incubation Period

Symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 (estimated ranges vary from 2-10 days, 2-14 days, and 10-14 days, see details), during which the virus is contagious but the patient does not display any symptom (asymptomatic transmission).
Age and conditions of Coronavirus cases

See latest findings: Age, Sex, Demographics of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

According to early estimates by China's National Health Commission (NHC), about 80% of those who died were over the age of 60 and 75% of them had pre-existing health conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.[24]

According to the WHO Situation Report no. 7 issued on Jan. 27:
The median age of cases detected outside of China is 45 years, ranging from 2 to 74 years.
71% of cases were male.

A study of 138 hospitalized patients with NCIP found that the median age was 56 years (interquartile range, 42-68; range, 22-92 years) and 75 (54.3%) were men.[25]

The WHO, in its Myth busters FAQs, addresses the question: "Does the new coronavirus affect older people, or are younger people also susceptible?" by answering that:
People of all ages can be infected by the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus.
Patient who died in the Philippines was a 44-year old maleThe patient who died in the Philippines on February 2, in what was the first death occurring outside of China, was a 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan who was admitted on Jan. 25 after experiencing fever, cough, and sore throat, before developing severe pneumonia. In the last few days, “the patient was stable and showed signs of improvement, however, the condition of the patient deteriorated within his last 24 hours resulting in his demise." according to the Philippine Department of Health.
Serious Cases of 30 year old patients in France

As of Jan. 29, according to French authorities, the conditions of the two earliest Paris cases had worsened and the patients were being treated in intensive care, according to French authorities. The patients have been described as a young couple aged 30 and 31 years old, both Chinese citizens from Wuhan who were asymptomatic when they arrived in Paris on January 18 [19].
Age and Sex of the first deaths as reported by the China National Health Commission (NHC)

The NHC reported the details of the first 17 deaths up to 24 pm on January 22, 2020. The deaths included 13 males and 4 females. The median age of the deaths was 75 (range 48-89) years.[21]
WHO Risk Assessment: Global Emergency

See full details: WHO coronavirus updates

On January 30, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency.

For more information from the WHO regarding novel coronavirus: WHO page on Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Comparisons:


Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses. This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.
SARS (November 2002 to July 2003): was a coronavirus that originated from Beijing, China, spread to 29 countries, and resulted in 8,096 people infected with 774 deaths (fatality rate of 9.6%). Considering that SARS ended up infecting 5,237 people in mainland China, Wuhan Coronavirus surpassed SARS on January 29, 2020, when Chinese officials confirmed 5,974 cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). One day later, on January 30, 2020 the novel coronavirus cases surpassed even the 8,096 cases worldwide which were the final SARS count in 2003.
MERS (in 2012) killed 858 people out of the 2,494 infected (fatality rate of 34.4%).
Coronavirus Worldometer Sections:

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Mortality Rate
Incubation Period
Age, Sex, Existing Condition
Symptoms
Countries with cases: basic list - detailed list

More info


Novel coronavirus outbreak may reach peak in one week or about 10 days: expert - Xinhua, Jan. 28, 2020
China’s Xi Jinping pledges to overcome ‘devil’ coronavirus - Financial Times, Jan. 28, 2020
Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China - The Lancet, Jan. 24, 2020
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