COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 18 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 18 May 2020, 1 311 066 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (243 695), Spain (231 350), Italy (225 435), Germany (174 697), France (142 411), Belgium (55 280), Netherlands (43 995), Sweden (30 143), Portugal (29 036), Ireland (24 112), Poland (18 529), Romania (16 871), Austria (16 154), Denmark (10 927), Czechia (8 475), Norway (8 197), Finland (6 347), Luxembourg (3 945), Hungary (3 535), Greece (2 834), Bulgaria (2 235), Croatia (2 226), Iceland (1 802), Estonia (1 774), Lithuania (1 541), Slovakia (1 494), Slovenia (1 466), Latvia (1 008), Cyprus (916), Malta (553) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 18 May 2020, 156 676 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (34 636), Italy (31 908), France (28 108), Spain (27 650), Belgium (9 052), Germany (7 935), Netherlands (5 680), Sweden (3 679), Ireland (1 543), Portugal (1 218), Romania (1 097), Poland (925), Austria (629), Denmark (547), Hungary (462), Czechia (298), Finland (298), Norway (232), Greece (163), Bulgaria (110), Luxembourg (107), Slovenia (104), Croatia (95), Estonia (63), Lithuania (56), 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 243695 34636 366.5 52.1
Spain 231350 27650 495.1 59.2
Italy 225435 31908 373.0 52.8
Germany 174697 7935 210.7 9.6
France 142411 28108 212.6 42.0
Belgium 55280 9052 484.0 79.3
Netherlands 43995 5680 255.3 33.0
Sweden 30143 3679 296.0 36.1
Portugal 29036 1218 282.4 11.8
Ireland 24112 1543 496.8 31.8
Poland 18529 925 48.8 2.4
Romania 16871 1097 86.6 5.6
Austria 16154 629 182.6 7.1
Denmark 10927 547 188.5 9.4
Czechia 8475 298 79.8 2.8
Norway 8197 232 154.2 4.4
Finland 6347 298 115.0 5.4
Luxembourg 3945 107 649.1 17.6
Hungary 3535 462 36.2 4.7
Greece 2834 163 26.4 1.5
Bulgaria 2235 110 31.8 1.6
Croatia 2226 95 54.4 2.3
Iceland 1802 10 509.7 2.8
Estonia 1774 63 134.3 4.8
Lithuania 1541 56 55.2 2.0
Slovakia 1494 28 27.4 0.5
Slovenia 1466 104 70.9 5.0
Latvia 1008 19 52.3 1.0
Cyprus 916 17 77.0 1.4
Malta 553 6 114.4 1.2
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1311066 156676    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 18 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 18 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 18 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 18 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.