COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 20 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 20 May 2020, 1 324 183 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (248 818), Spain (232 037), Italy (226 699), Germany (176 007), France (143 427), Belgium (55 791), Netherlands (44 249), Sweden (30 799), Portugal (29 432), Ireland (24 251), Poland (19 268), Romania (17 191), Austria (16 257), Denmark (11 044), Czechia (8 647), Norway (8 257), Finland (6 399), Luxembourg (3 958), Hungary (3 598), Greece (2 840), Bulgaria (2 292), Croatia (2 232), Iceland (1 802), Estonia (1 791), Lithuania (1 562), Slovakia (1 495), Slovenia (1 467), Latvia (1 012), Cyprus (918), Malta (560) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 20 May 2020, 158 134 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (35 341), Italy (32 169), France (28 022), Spain (27 778), Belgium (9 108), Germany (8 090), Netherlands (5 715), Sweden (3 743), Ireland (1 561), Portugal (1 247), Romania (1 126), Poland (948), Austria (632), Denmark (551), Hungary (470), Czechia (302), Finland (301), Norway (233), Greece (165), Bulgaria (116), Luxembourg (109), Slovenia (104), Croatia (96), Estonia (64), Lithuania (60), Slovakia (28), Latvia (21), 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 248818 35341 374.2 53.2
Spain 232037 27778 496.6 59.5
Italy 226699 32169 375.1 53.2
Germany 176007 8090 212.2 9.8
France 143427 28022 214.1 41.8
Belgium 55791 9108 488.4 79.7
Netherlands 44249 5715 256.8 33.2
Sweden 30799 3743 302.4 36.8
Portugal 29432 1247 286.3 12.1
Ireland 24251 1561 499.7 32.2
Poland 19268 948 50.7 2.5
Romania 17191 1126 88.3 5.8
Austria 16257 632 183.8 7.1
Denmark 11044 551 190.5 9.5
Czechia 8647 302 81.4 2.8
Norway 8257 233 155.4 4.4
Finland 6399 301 116.0 5.5
Luxembourg 3958 109 651.3 17.9
Hungary 3598 470 36.8 4.8
Greece 2840 165 26.5 1.5
Bulgaria 2292 116 32.6 1.7
Croatia 2232 96 54.6 2.3
Iceland 1802 10 509.7 2.8
Estonia 1791 64 135.6 4.8
Lithuania 1562 60 56.0 2.2
Slovakia 1495 28 27.4 0.5
Slovenia 1467 104 71.0 5.0
Latvia 1012 21 52.5 1.1
Cyprus 918 17 77.2 1.4
Malta 560 6 115.8 1.2
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1324183 158134    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 20 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 20 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 20 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 20 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.