COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 16 August 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? Sources: EU/EEA and UK data Sources: Worldwide data Interpretation of the data

As of 16 August 2020, 1 914 629 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (342 813), United Kingdom (316 367), Italy (253 438), Germany (223 453), France (215 521), Sweden (84 294), Belgium (77 776), Romania (69 374), Netherlands (62 437), Poland (56 090), Portugal (53 981), Ireland (27 191), Austria (23 211), Czechia (19 891), Denmark (15 483), Bulgaria (14 333), Norway (9 850), Finland (7 720), Luxembourg (7 439), Greece (6 858), Croatia (6 420), Hungary (4 877), Slovakia (2 855), Slovenia (2 401), Lithuania (2 386), Estonia (2 184), Iceland (1 999), Cyprus (1 332), Latvia (1 315), Malta (1 247) and Liechtenstein (93).

As of 16 August 2020, 179 582 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (41 358), Italy (35 392), France (30 409), Spain (28 617), Belgium (9 935), Germany (9 231), Netherlands (6 160), Sweden (5 783), Romania (2 954), Poland (1 869), Portugal (1 775), Ireland (1 774), Austria (728), Denmark (621), Hungary (607), Bulgaria (495), Czechia (395), Finland (333), Norway (261), Greece (226), Croatia (165), Slovenia (124), Luxembourg (123), Lithuania (81), Estonia (63), Latvia (32), Slovakia (31), Cyprus (20), Iceland (10), Malta (9) and Liechtenstein (1).

*The COVID-19 cases reported for Malta do not include COVID-19 positive migrant cases who have disembarked in Malta and have been quarantined upon arrival.

The cases reported in the table below for Spain include cases from the previous 14 days with available data at the time of data collection. On 12 August 2020, Spain retro corrected the cumulative number of deaths leading to a negative increase of deaths.

On 10 August 2020, the United Kingdom reported less cumulative deaths. This is due to revisions in historical data. On 15 August 2020, the United Kingdom did not report cumulative cases and deaths. Data will be updated as soon as it is made available.

EU/EEA and the UK Sum of Cases Sum of Deaths 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100 000 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths per 100 000
Spain 342813 28617 115.7 0.4
United_Kingdom 316367 41358 18.6 -7.3
Italy 253438 35392 9.3 0.4
Germany 223453 9231 16.3 0.1
France 215521 30409 41.2 0.2
Sweden 84294 5783 37.8 0.4
Belgium 77776 9935 63.1 0.8
Romania 69374 2954 88.9 3.0
Netherlands 62437 6160 44.6 0.1
Poland 56090 1869 25.7 0.4
Portugal 53981 1775 26.0 0.4
Ireland 27191 1774 22.1 0.2
Austria 23211 728 22.4 0.1
Czechia 19891 395 30.0 0.1
Denmark 15483 621 29.2 0.1
Bulgaria 14333 495 35.7 1.6
Norway 9850 261 12.0 0.1
Finland 7720 333 5.0 0.1
Luxembourg 7439 123 121.2 1.5
Greece 6858 226 21.2 0.2
Croatia 6420 165 29.3 0.5
Hungary 4877 607 3.6 0.1
Slovakia 2855 31 9.5 0.0
Slovenia 2401 124 11.1 0.3
Lithuania 2386 81 10.5 0.0
Estonia 2184 63 8.5 0.0
Iceland 1999 10 29.7 0.0
Cyprus 1332 20 23.7 0.1
Latvia 1315 32 4.0 0.0
Malta 1247 9 98.7 0.0
Liechtenstein 93 1 10.4 0.0
Total 1914629 179582 0.0 0.0

 

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 16 August 2020

Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 16 August 2020
Distribution of laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the EU/EEA and the UK

14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000, weeks 31-32

14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000, weeks 31-32
14-day COVID-19 case notification rate per 100 000

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