What Is Coronavirus?

Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many different kinds, and some cause disease. A newly identified type has caused a recent outbreak of respiratory illness now called COVID-19 that started in China.

What Are The Symptoms?

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

How To Avoid It?

  • Wash your hands with soap and water often
  • Avoid close contact with large group of people
  • Only travel if absolutely necessary

Last Updated: Monday 17th of November 2025 06:15:33 PM

Confirmed Cases

704,753,890

  • Worldwide

Currently Infected

22,123,398

  • 3.14% Of Cases

Deaths

7,010,681

  • 1.03% Of Resolved Cases

Recovered

675,619,811

  • 98.97% Of Resolved Cases
Country Cases Deaths Recovered
Afghanistan2201
Albania5920
Algeria72610
Andorra3901
Antigua and Barbuda100
Argentina7923
Armenia10201
Aruba400
Australia565643
Austria1,64649
Azerbaijan3416
Bahamas100
Bahrain255188
Bangladesh1413
Barbados200
Belarus5105
Belgium1,4861431
Benin200
Bhutan100
Bolivia1200
Bosnia and Herzegovina3902
Brazil36712
Brunei6800
Bulgaria9220
Burkina Faso2010
Cambodia3501
Cameroon1000
Canada598812
CAR100
Cayman Islands110
Channel Islands600
Chile23800
China80,8943,23769,614
Colombia9301
Congo100
Costa Rica5000
Croatia8105
Cuba700
Curaçao300
Cyprus4900
Czechia46403
Denmark1,04441
Diamond Princess7127456
Djibouti100
Dominican Republic2110
DRC700
Ecuador15520
Egypt196626
Equatorial Guinea400
Estonia25801
Eswatini100
Ethiopia600
Faeroe Islands5801
Finland359010
France7,730175602
French Guiana1100
French Polynesia300
Gabon300
Gambia100
Georgia3801
Germany11,3022786
Ghana700
Gibraltar802
Greece387514
Greenland100
Guadeloupe2700
Guam800
Guatemala810
Guinea100
Guyana410
Honduras900
Hong Kong181492
Hungary5812
Iceland25005
India155314
Indonesia2271911
Iran17,3611,1355,389
Iraq1641241
Ireland29225
Israel433011
Italy31,5062,5032,941
Ivory Coast601
Jamaica1302
Japan89929144
Jordan5201
Kazakhstan3600
Kenya700
Kuwait142015
Kyrgyzstan300
Latvia7101
Lebanon13344
Liberia200
Liechtenstein1900
Lithuania3301
Luxembourg20320
Macao15010
Malaysia790260
Maldives1300
Malta4802
Martinique1910
Mauritania200
Mayotte300
Mexico9304
Moldova3011
Monaco900
Mongolia600
Montenegro200
Montserrat100
Morocco4921
Namibia200
Nepal101
Netherlands2,051582
New Caledonia200
New Zealand2000
Nigeria801
North Macedonia3501
Norway1,55061
Oman33012
Pakistan27202
Palestine4400
Panama8610
Paraguay1100
Peru11701
Philippines202174
Poland25151
Portugal64224
Puerto Rico500
Qatar44204
Réunion1200
Romania246019
Russia14708
Rwanda800
South Korea8,413841,540
Saint Lucia200
Saint Martin300
San Marino119114
Saudi Arabia17106
Senegal3102
Serbia8301
Seychelles600
Singapore3130114
Slovakia10500
Slovenia28610
Somalia100
South Africa11600
Spain13,9106231,081
Sri Lanka5103
St. Barth300
St. Vincent Grenadines100
Sudan210
Suriname100
Sweden1,29281
Switzerland3,0702715
Taiwan100120
Tanzania300
Thailand212141
Togo100
Trinidad and Tobago700
Tunisia2901
Turkey9810
U.S. Virgin Islands200
UAE113026
United Kingdom2,6267165
Ukraine1420
Uruguay5000
United States7,411116106
Uzbekistan1500
Vatican City100
Venezuela3600
Vietnam75016
Zambia200

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