COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 26 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 26 May 2020, 1 361 100 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (261 184), Spain (235 400), Italy (230 158), Germany (179 002), France (145 279), Belgium (57 342), Netherlands (45 445), Sweden (33 843), Portugal (30 788), Ireland (24 698), Poland (21 631), Romania (18 283), Austria (16 459), Denmark (11 387), Czechia (9 004), Norway (8 352), Finland (6 599), Luxembourg (3 993), Hungary (3 771), Greece (2 882), Bulgaria (2 433), Croatia (2 244), Estonia (1 824), Iceland (1 804), Lithuania (1 635), Slovakia (1 511), Slovenia (1 469), Latvia (1 049), Cyprus (937), Malta (611) and Liechtenstein (83).

As of 26 May 2020, 161 063 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (36 914), Italy (32 877), France (28 432), Spain (26 834), Belgium (9 312), Germany (8 302), Netherlands (5 830), Sweden (4 029), Ireland (1 606), Portugal (1 330), Romania (1 197), Poland (1 007), Austria (641), Denmark (563), Hungary (499), Czechia (317), Finland (308), Norway (235), Greece (172), Bulgaria (130), Luxembourg (110), Slovenia (106), Croatia (100), Estonia (65), Lithuania (63), Slovakia (28), Latvia (22), 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 261184 36914 392.8 55.5
Spain 235400 26834 503.8 57.4
Italy 230158 32877 380.9 54.4
Germany 179002 8302 215.9 10.0
France 145279 28432 216.9 42.4
Belgium 57342 9312 502.0 81.5
Netherlands 45445 5830 263.7 33.8
Sweden 33843 4029 332.3 39.6
Portugal 30788 1330 299.4 12.9
Ireland 24698 1606 508.9 33.1
Poland 21631 1007 57.0 2.7
Romania 18283 1197 93.9 6.1
Austria 16459 641 186.0 7.2
Denmark 11387 563 196.4 9.7
Czechia 9004 317 84.7 3.0
Norway 8352 235 157.2 4.4
Finland 6599 308 119.6 5.6
Luxembourg 3993 110 657.0 18.1
Hungary 3771 499 38.6 5.1
Greece 2882 172 26.9 1.6
Bulgaria 2433 130 34.6 1.9
Croatia 2244 100 54.9 2.4
Estonia 1824 65 138.1 4.9
Iceland 1804 10 510.2 2.8
Lithuania 1635 63 58.6 2.3
Slovakia 1511 28 27.7 0.5
Slovenia 1469 106 71.1 5.1
Latvia 1049 22 54.4 1.1
Cyprus 937 17 78.8 1.4
Malta 611 6 126.4 1.2
Liechtenstein 83 1 218.9 2.6
Total 1361100 161063    

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 26 May 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 26 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 26 May 2020

Geographic distribution of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 26 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.