COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 17 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 17 May 2020, 1 303 853 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (240 161), Spain (230 698), Italy (224 760), Germany (174 355), France (142 291), Belgium (54 989), Netherlands (43 870), Sweden (29 677), Portugal (28 810), Ireland (24 048), Poland (18 257), Romania (16 704), Austria (16 140), Denmark (10 858), Czechia (8 455), Norway (8 197), Finland (6 286), Luxembourg (3 930), Hungary (3 509), Greece (2 819), Croatia (2 224), Bulgaria (2 211), Iceland (1 802), Estonia (1 770), Lithuania (1 534), Slovakia (1 493), Slovenia (1 465), Latvia (997), Cyprus (914), Malta (546) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 17 May 2020, 155 630 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (34 466), Italy (31 763), France (27 625), Spain (27 563), Belgium (9 005), Germany (7 914), Netherlands (5 670), Sweden (3 674), Ireland (1 533), Portugal (1 203), Romania (1 081), Poland (915), Austria (628), Denmark (543), Hungary (451), Finland (297), Czechia (296), Norway (232), Greece (162), Bulgaria (108), Luxembourg (104), Slovenia (103), Croatia (95), Estonia (63), Lithuania (55), Slovakia (28), Latvia (19), Cyprus (17), Iceland (10), Malta (6) and Liechtenstein (1).

EU/EEA and the UK Cases Deaths Reported cases per 100 000 population Reported deaths per 100 000 population
United_Kingdom 240161 34466 361,2 51,8
Spain 230698 27563 493,7 59,0
Italy 224760 31763 371,9266 52,6
Germany 174355 7914 210,2 9,5
France 142291 27625 212,4 41,2
Belgium 54989 9005 481,4 78,8
Netherlands 43870 5670 254,6 32,9
Sweden 29677 3674 291,4 36,1
Portugal 28810 1203 280,2 11,7
Ireland 24048 1533 495,5 31,6
Poland 18257 915 48,1 2,4
Romania 16704 1081 85,8 5,6
Austria 16140 628 182,4 7,1
Denmark 10858 543 187,3 9,4
Czechia 8455 296 79,6 2,8
Norway 8197 232 154,2 4,4
Finland 6286 297 113,9 5,4
Luxembourg 3930 104 646,7 17,1
Hungary 3509 451 35,9 4,6
Greece 2819 162 26,3 1,5
Croatia 2224 95 54,4 2,3
Bulgaria 2211 108 31,5 1,5
Iceland 1802 10 509,7 2,8
Estonia 1770 63 134,0 4,8
Lithuania 1534 55 55,0 2,0
Slovakia 1493 28 27,4 0,5
Slovenia 1465 103 70,9 5,0
Latvia 997 19 51,8 1,0
Cyprus 914 17 76,9 1,4
Malta 546 6 112,9 1,2
Liechtenstein 83 1 218,9 2,6
Total 1303853 155630    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 17 May 2020

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

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

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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.