COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 8 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 08 May 2020, 1 216 901 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (221 447), Italy (215 858), United Kingdom (206 715), Germany (167 300), France (137 779), Belgium (51 420), Netherlands (41 774), Portugal (26 715), Sweden (24 623), Ireland (22 385), Austria (15 673), Poland (15 047), Romania (14 499), Denmark (10 083), Czechia (8 031), Norway (7 995), Finland (5 673), Luxembourg (3 859), Hungary (3 178), Greece (2 678), Croatia (2 125), Bulgaria (1 829), Iceland (1 801), Estonia (1 720), Slovenia (1 449), Slovakia (1 445), Lithuania (1 433), Latvia (909), Cyprus (889), Malta (486) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 08 May 2020, 143 730 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (30 615), Italy (29 958), Spain (26 070), France (25 987), Belgium (8 415), Germany (7 266), Netherlands (5 288), Sweden (3 040), Ireland (1 403), Portugal (1 105), Romania (876), Poland (755), Austria (609), Denmark (514), Hungary (392), Czechia (270), Finland (255), Norway (209), Greece (148), Luxembourg (100), Slovenia (99), Croatia (86), Bulgaria (84), Estonia (56), Lithuania (49), Slovakia (26), Cyprus (21), Latvia (18), Iceland (10), Malta (5) 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 221447 26070 473.9 55.8
Italy 215858 29958 357.2 49.6
United_Kingdom 206715 30615 310.9 46.0
Germany 167300 7266 201.7 8.8
France 137779 25987 205.7 38.8
Belgium 51420 8415 450.2 73.7
Netherlands 41774 5288 242.4 30.7
Portugal 26715 1105 259.8 10.7
Sweden 24623 3040 241.8 29.9
Ireland 22385 1403 461.2 28.9
Austria 15673 609 177.2 6.9
Poland 15047 755 39.6 2.0
Romania 14499 876 74.5 4.5
Denmark 10083 514 173.9 8.9
Czechia 8031 270 75.6 2.5
Norway 7995 209 150.4 3.9
Finland 5673 255 102.8 4.6
Luxembourg 3859 100 635.0 16.5
Hungary 3178 392 32.5 4.0
Greece 2678 148 25.0 1.4
Croatia 2125 86 52.0 2.1
Bulgaria 1829 84 26.0 1.2
Iceland 1801 10 509.4 2.8
Estonia 1720 56 130.2 4.2
Slovenia 1449 99 70.1 4.8
Slovakia 1445 26 26.5 0.5
Lithuania 1433 49 51.4 1.8
Latvia 909 18 47.2 0.9
Cyprus 889 21 74.8 1.8
Malta 486 5 100.5 1.0
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1216901 143730    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 8 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 8 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 8 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 8 May 2020
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

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How ECDC collects and processes COVID-19 data

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