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This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China in December 2019. It ...
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the ...
The population growth rate estimates (according to the United Nations Population Prospects 2019) between 2015 and 2020 [1] This article includes a table of countries and subnational areas by annual population growth rate.
This article contains the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths per population as of 1 January 2025, by country. It also has cumulative death totals by country. For these numbers over time see the tables, graphs, and maps at COVID-19 pandemic deaths and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory.
As of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV‑2). Its effect has been broad, affecting general society, the global economy, culture, ecology, politics, and other areas.
Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19. [ 418 ] [ 419 ] [ 420 ] The first cases were reported in December 2020, almost a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in China.
The first death due to COVID-19 in the country occurred on 15 March. [302] Turkey stood out from the rest of Europe by not ordering a legal lockdown [note 2] [303] until April 2021, when the country enacted its first nationwide restrictions. [304] The government kept many businesses open, and allowed companies to set their own guidelines for ...
The first section contains summary information: the total number of countries and territories with at least 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, a million and ten million cases; the number of cases reported to WHO; the countries and territories that have reported no cases yet to WHO; and two charts showing the 20 countries and territories with the ...