COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 15 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.

How is the data collected?

As of 15 May 2020, 1 286 952 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (233 151), Spain (229 540), Italy (223 096), Germany (173 152), France (141 356), Belgium (54 288), Netherlands (43 481), Sweden (28 582), Portugal (28 319), Ireland (23 827), Poland (17 615), Romania (16 247), Austria (16 005), Denmark (10 713), Czechia (8 351), Norway (8 175), Finland (6 145), Luxembourg (3 915), Hungary (3 417), Greece (2 770), Croatia (2 221), Bulgaria (2 100), Iceland (1 802), Estonia (1 758), Lithuania (1 511), Slovakia (1 477), Slovenia (1 464), Latvia (962), Cyprus (907), Malta (522) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 15 May 2020, 153 361 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (33 614), Italy (31 368), France (27 425), Spain (27 321), Belgium (8 903), Germany (7 824), Netherlands (5 590), Sweden (3 529), Ireland (1 506), Portugal (1 184), Romania (1 046), Poland (883), Austria (626), Denmark (537), Hungary (442), Czechia (293), Finland (287), Norway (232), Greece (156), Luxembourg (103), Slovenia (103), Bulgaria (99), Croatia (94), Estonia (62), Lithuania (54), Slovakia (27), Latvia (19), Cyprus (17), Iceland (10), Malta (6) 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
United_Kingdom 233151 33614 350.7 50.6
Spain 229540 27321 491.3 58.5
Italy 223096 31368 369.2 51.9
Germany 173152 7824 208.8 9.4
France 141356 27425 211.0 40.9
Belgium 54288 8903 475.3 77.9
Netherlands 43481 5590 252.3 32.4
Sweden 28582 3529 280.7 34.7
Portugal 28319 1184 275.4 11.5
Ireland 23827 1506 490.9 31.0
Poland 17615 883 46.4 2.3
Romania 16247 1046 83.4 5.4
Austria 16005 626 180.9 7.1
Denmark 10713 537 184.8 9.3
Czechia 8351 293 78.6 2.8
Norway 8175 232 153.8 4.4
Finland 6145 287 111.4 5.2
Luxembourg 3915 103 644.2 16.9
Hungary 3417 442 35.0 4.5
Greece 2770 156 25.8 1.5
Croatia 2221 94 54.3 2.3
Bulgaria 2100 99 29.9 1.4
Iceland 1802 10 509.7 2.8
Estonia 1758 62 133.1 4.7
Lithuania 1511 54 54.2 1.9
Slovakia 1477 27 27.1 0.5
Slovenia 1464 103 70.8 5.0
Latvia 962 19 49.9 1.0
Cyprus 907 17 76.3 1.4
Malta 522 6 108.0 1.2
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1286952 153361    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 15 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 15 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 15 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 15 May 2020
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

More data resources

Time distribution of 14-day incidence of reported COVID-19

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How ECDC collects and processes COVID-19 data

Every day between 6.00 and 10.00 CET, a team of epidemiologists screens up to 500 relevant sources to collect the latest figures. The data screening is followed by ECDC’s standard epidemic intelligence process for which every single data entry is validated and documented in an ECDC database.