Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers

Current status

The World Health Organization (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. The infographic displays data as at 3:00pm on 27 April 2020.

COVID-19 at a glance infographic 27 April 2020

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In Australia

As at 3:00pm on 27 April 2020, there have been 6,720 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 9 new cases since 3:00pm yesterday.

Of the 6,720 confirmed cases in Australia, 83 have died and 5,586 have been reported as recovered from COVID-19. More than 517,000 tests have been conducted across Australia.


Location	Confirmed cases*
Australian Capital Territory	106
New South Wales	3,004
Northern Territory	27
Queensland	1,033
South Australia	438
Tasmania	214
Victoria	1,349
Western Australia	549
Total	6,720
* 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.

Daily overview of cases

Data used in the daily overview are updated every afternoon based on the data we receive by 3.00pm from states and territories.

This graph shows new cases of COVID-19 in Australia by date of notification. See the Description field on the publication page for a full description.

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To date, the majority of confirmed cases in all states were acquired overseas.

This graph shows new cases of COVID-19 in Australia by state and territory. See the Description field on the publication page for a full description.

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The majority of Australian confirmed cases acquired their infection overseas, including on board cruise ships or associated with recent travel to Europe or the Americas.

This graph shows Australian cases of COVID-19 that were acquired overseas by the region or country they were acquired in. See the Description field on the publication page for a full description.

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Confirmed cases are seen across all age groups.

This graph shows total cases of COVID-19 in Australia by gender and age group. See the Description field on the publication page for a full description.

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

Tracing contact with confirmed cases from flights

States and territories are publishing details of flights where we now know that confirmed cases were on board.

You can check these lists to see whether you may have been in contact with a confirmed case.

See our advice for travellers page for more details.

Across the world

Across the world there have been almost 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 206,500 deaths.

Find out how COVID-19 is affecting other countries on the World Health Organization (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:

27 April 2020

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