COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 4 May 2020

Epidemiological update

The data presented on this page has been collected between 6:00 and 10:00 CET

Disclaimer: National updates are published at different times and in different time zones. This, and the time ECDC needs to process these data, may lead to discrepancies between the national numbers and the numbers published by ECDC. Users are advised to use all data with caution and awareness of their limitations. Data are subject to retrospective corrections; corrected datasets are released as soon as processing of updated national data has been completed.

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As of 4 May 2020, 1 164 912 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (217 466), Italy (210 717), United Kingdom (186 599), Germany (163 175), France (131 287), Belgium (49 906), Netherlands (40 571), Portugal (25 282), Sweden (22 317), Ireland (21 506), Austria (15 597), Poland (13 693), Romania (13 163), Denmark (9 523), Norway (7 809), Czechia (7 781), Finland (5 254), Luxembourg (3 824), Hungary (3 035), Greece (2 626), Croatia (2 096), Iceland (1 799), Estonia (1 700), Bulgaria (1 618), Slovenia (1 439), Lithuania (1 410), Slovakia (1 408), Latvia (879), Cyprus (872), Malta (477) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 4 May 2020, 136 347 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Italy (28 884), United Kingdom (28 446), Spain (25 264), France (24 895), Belgium (7 844), Germany (6 692), Netherlands (5 056), Sweden (2 679), Ireland (1 303), Portugal (1 043), Romania (780), Poland (678), Austria (598), Denmark (484), Hungary (351), Czechia (248), Finland (230), Norway (208), Greece (144), Luxembourg (96), Slovenia (96), Croatia (79), Bulgaria (73), Estonia (55), Lithuania (46), Slovakia (24), Cyprus (20), Latvia (16), Iceland (10), Malta (4) and Liechtenstein (1).

EU/EEA and the UK Sum of Cases Sum of Deaths Reported cases per 100 000 population Reported deaths per 100 000 population
Spain 217466 25264 465.4 54.1
Italy 210717 28884 348.7 47.8
United_Kingdom 186599 28446 280.6 42.8
Germany 163175 6692 196.8 8.1
France 131287 24895 196.0 37.2
Belgium 49906 7844 436.9 68.7
Netherlands 40571 5056 235.5 29.3
Portugal 25282 1043 245.9 10.1
Sweden 22317 2679 219.2 26.3
Ireland 21506 1303 443.1 26.8
Austria 15597 598 176.3 6.8
Poland 13693 678 36.1 1.8
Romania 13163 780 67.6 4.0
Denmark 9523 484 164.3 8.3
Norway 7809 208 146.9 3.9
Czechia 7781 248 73.2 2.3
Finland 5254 230 95.2 4.2
Luxembourg 3824 96 629.2 15.8
Hungary 3035 351 31.1 3.6
Greece 2626 144 24.5 1.3
Croatia 2096 79 51.3 1.9
Iceland 1799 10 508.8 2.8
Estonia 1700 55 128.7 4.2
Bulgaria 1618 73 23.0 1.0
Slovenia 1439 96 69.6 4.6
Lithuania 1410 46 50.5 1.6
Slovakia 1408 24 25.8 0.4
Latvia 879 16 45.6 0.8
Cyprus 872 20 73.3 1.7
Malta 477 4 98.6 0.8
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1164912 136347    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 4 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 4 May 2020
Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 4 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 4 May 2020
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

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