Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers

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 20 March 2020, there have been 709 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 144 new cases since 6.30am yesterday.


Location	Confirmed cases*
Australian Capital Territory	4
New South Wales	307
Northern Territory	0
Queensland	144
South Australia	42
Tasmania	10
Victoria	150
Western Australia	52
Total**	709
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 709 confirmed cases in Australia, 6 have died from COVID-19. Jurisdictions have tested over 100,000 people.

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 226,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 9,500 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:

20 March 2020

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