COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 12 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 12 May 2020, 1 259 115 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (227 436), United Kingdom (223 060), Italy (219 814), Germany (170 508), France (139 519), Belgium (53 449), Netherlands (42 788), Portugal (27 679), Sweden (26 670), Ireland (23 135), Poland (16 326), Austria (15 874), Romania (15 588), Denmark (10 513), Czechia (8 176), Norway (8 106), Finland (5 984), Luxembourg (3 888), Hungary (3 313), Greece (2 726), Croatia (2 196), Bulgaria (1 990), Iceland (1 801), Estonia (1 741), Lithuania (1 485), Slovenia (1 460), Slovakia (1 457), Latvia (946), Cyprus (901), Malta (503) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 12 May 2020, 148 623 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (32 065), Italy (30 739), Spain (26 744), France (26 643), Belgium (8 707), Germany (7 533), Netherlands (5 456), Sweden (3 256), Ireland (1 467), Portugal (1 144), Romania (972), Poland (811), Austria (620), Denmark (533), Hungary (425), Czechia (282), Finland (271), Norway (224), Greece (151), Slovenia (102), Luxembourg (101), Bulgaria (93), Croatia (91), Estonia (61), Lithuania (50), Slovakia (26), Cyprus (22), 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 227436 26744 486.8 57.2
United_Kingdom 223060 32065 335.5 48.2
Italy 219814 30739 363.7 50.9
Germany 170508 7533 205.6 9.1
France 139519 26643 208.3 39.8
Belgium 53449 8707 467.9 76.2
Netherlands 42788 5456 248.3 31.7
Portugal 27679 1144 269.2 11.1
Sweden 26670 3256 261.9 32.0
Ireland 23135 1467 476.7 30.2
Poland 16326 811 43.0 2.1
Austria 15874 620 179.4 7.0
Romania 15588 972 80.0 5.0
Denmark 10513 533 181.3 9.2
Czechia 8176 282 76.9 2.7
Norway 8106 224 152.5 4.2
Finland 5984 271 108.4 4.9
Luxembourg 3888 101 639.8 16.6
Hungary 3313 425 33.9 4.4
Greece 2726 151 25.4 1.4
Croatia 2196 91 53.7 2.2
Bulgaria 1990 93 28.3 1.3
Iceland 1801 10 509.4 2.8
Estonia 1741 61 131.8 4.6
Lithuania 1485 50 53.2 1.8
Slovenia 1460 102 70.6 4.9
Slovakia 1457 26 26.7 0.5
Latvia 946 18 49.1 0.9
Cyprus 901 22 75.8 1.8
Malta 503 5 104.0 1.0
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1259115 148623    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 12 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 12 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 12 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 12 May 2020
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

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