Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers

We are managing the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia as a health emergency. We will update this page every day with the current situation, latest case numbers and related information.

Current status

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic.

Currently, Australia does not have widespread community transmission of COVID-19. Find out how we are managing the outbreak to slow the spread.

In Australia

As at 6.30am on 19 March 2020, there have been 565 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 111 new cases since 6.30am yesterday. 

Location

Confirmed cases*

Australian Capital Territory

3

New South Wales

265

Northern Territory

0

Queensland

94

South Australia

37

Tasmania

10

Victoria

121

Western Australia

35

Total**

565

  • *Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case.
  • **Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death)

Case details

Of the 565 confirmed cases in Australia, 46 have recovered and 6 have died from COVID-19.

259 cases were considered to be overseas acquired. Most of the overseas cases were acquired in the USA, Iran, Italy and the UK.

72 cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases.

The likely place of exposure for 206 reported cases is under investigation.

The source of infection for 28 cases is currently unknown.

Further information regarding the epidemiology of cases in Australia is provided in the weekly epidemiology reports.

Across the world

Across the world there have been more than 204,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 8,400 deaths.

Find out how COVID-19 is affecting other countries on the World Health Organisation (WHO) website. View the:

If you’re planning to go overseas, keep up to date with the latest advice for travellers.

How we are managing the outbreak

The Prime Minister has activated the Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

To find out how the Australian Government is managing COVID-19, go to Government response to the outbreak.

Last updated: 
19 March 2020

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