COVID-19 Pandemic: Almost three million infections confirmed in at least 185 countries and territories, including some 206,000 deaths.

New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world.

More than 206,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, while almost three million infections have been confirmed in at least 185 countries and territories. More than 860,000 people have recovered to date.The warning comes as countries move to loosen strict lockdowns for the coronavirus, which has killed over 207,000.Countries around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Iran and Spain, are moving to ease coronavirus lockdowns as daily infections and deaths slow. Italy has announced it will ease its two-month-old controls from May 4.

The UN rights chief has warned that countries flouting the rule of law in the name of fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic risk sparking a “human rights disaster”.

On 30 January 2020, WHO triggered its highest global emergency alert 🚨 by declaring #COVID19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the time, there were fewer than 100 cases and no deaths outside China.

📽️@mrigankshail pic.twitter.com/9VftkK2GYh— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 27, 2020

At least 1.3 million Australians have downloaded the government’s COVIDsafe tracing app, as support for Prime Minister Scott Morrison surges thanks to his handling of the outbreak.
Worldwide, the number of people confirmed to have the coronavirus has risen to more than 2.99 million, and at least 207,000 have died, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Some 875,000 people have recovered.

Here are the countries that have so far confirmed coronavirus cases:

United States – 965,933 cases, 54,877 deaths
Spain – 226,629 cases, 23,190 deaths
Italy – 197,675 cases, 26,644 deaths
France – 162,220 cases, 22,890 deaths
Germany – 157,770 cases, 5,976 deaths
United Kingdom – 154,037 cases, 20,795 deaths
Turkey – 110,130 cases, 2,805 deaths
Iran – 90,481 cases, 5,710 deaths
Russia – 87,147 cases, 794 deaths
China – 83,912 cases, 4,637 deaths
Brazil – 63,100 cases, 4,286 deaths
Canada – 47,147 cases, 2,663 deaths
Belgium – 46,134 cases, 7,094 deaths
Netherlands – 38,040 cases, 4,491 deaths
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Switzerland – 29,061 cases, 1,610 deaths
India – 267,977 cases, 884 deaths
Peru – 27,517 cases, 728 deaths
Portugal – 23,864 cases, 903 deaths
Ecuador – 22,719 cases, 576 deaths
Ireland – 19,262 cases, 1,087 deaths
Sweden – 18,640 cases, 2,194 deaths
Saudi Arabia – 17,522 cases, 139 deaths
Israel – 15,466 cases, 202 deaths
Austria – 15,225 cases, 542 deaths
Mexico – 14,677 cases, 1,351 deaths
Singapore – 14,423 cases, 12 deaths
Japan – 13,441 cases, 372 deaths
Chile – 13,331 cases, 189 deaths
Pakistan – 13,328 cases, 281 deaths
Poland – 11,761 cases, 539 deaths
Romania – 11,036 cases, 628 deaths
South Korea – 10,738 cases, 243 deaths
Belarus – 10,463 cases, 72 deaths
United Arab Emirates – 10,349 cases, 76 deaths
Qatar – 10,287 cases, 10 deaths
Ukraine – 9,009 cases, 220 deaths
Denmark – 8,896 cases, 422 deaths
Indonesia – 8,882 cases, 743 deaths
Philippines – 7,777, cases, 511 deaths
Norway – 7,527 cases, 201 deaths
Czech Republic – 7,404 cases, 221 deaths
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Australia – 6,714 cases, 83 deaths
Serbia – 6,630 cases, 125 deaths
Dominican Republic – 6,135 cases, 278 deaths
Malaysia – 5,780 cases, 98 deaths
Panama – 5,779 cases, 165 deaths
Bangladesh – 5,416 cases, 152 deaths
Colombia – 5,379 cases, 244 deaths
Finland – 4,576 cases, 190 deaths
South Africa – 4,546 cases, 87 deaths
Egypt – 4,534 cases, 317 deaths
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Morocco – 4,065 cases, 161 deaths
Argentina – 3,892 cases, 192 deaths
Luxembourg – 3,723 cases, 88 deaths
Moldova – 3,408 cases, 96 deaths
Algeria – 3,382 cases, 425 deaths
Kuwait – 3,075 cases, 20 deaths
Thailand – 2,931 cases, 52 deaths
Kazakhstan – 2,791 cases, 25 deaths
Bahrain – 2,647 cases, 8 deaths
Hungary – 2,583 cases, 280 deaths
Greece – 2,517 cases, 134 deaths
Oman – 2,049 cases, 10 deaths
Croatia – 2,030 cases, 55 deaths
Uzbekistan – 1,887 cases, 8 deaths
Iraq – 1,820 cases, 87 deaths
Armenia – 1,808 cases, 29 deaths
Iceland – 1,792 cases, 10 deaths
Azerbaijan – 1,645 cases, 21 deaths
Estonia – 1,643 cases, 49 deaths
Cameroon – 1,621 cases, 56 deaths
Ghana – 1,550 cases, 11 deaths
Afghanistan – 1,531 cases, 50 deaths
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1,516 cases, 59 deaths
New Zealand – 1,469 cases, 19 deaths
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Lithuania – 1,449 cases, 41 deaths
Slovenia – 1,396 cases, 82 deaths
North Macedonia – 1,386 cases, 61 deaths
Slovakia – 1,381 cases, 18 deaths
Cuba – 1,369 cases, 54 deaths
Bulgaria – 1,348 cases, 56 deaths
Nigeria – 1,273 cases, 40 deaths
Ivory Coast – 1,150 cases, 14 deaths
Djibouti – 1,023 cases, 2 deaths
Guinea – 996 cases, 7 deaths
Bolivia – 950 cases, 50 deaths
Tunisia – 949 cases, 38 deaths
Latvia – 818 cases, 13 deaths
Cyprus – 817 cases, 14 deaths
Andorra – 738 cases, 40 deaths
Albania – 726 cases, 28 deaths
Lebanon – 707 cases, 24 deaths
Costa Rica – 693 cases, 6 deaths
Niger – 696 cases, 29 deaths
Kyrgyzstan – 695 cases, 8 deaths
Costa Rica – 695, 6 deaths
Senegal – 671 cases, 9 deaths
Honduras – 661 cases, 61 deaths
Burkina Faso – 632 cases, 42 deaths
Uruguay – 606 cases, 15 deaths
San Marino – 538 cases, 41 deaths
Sri Lanka – 523 cases, 7 deaths
Kosovo – 510 cases, 12 deaths
Guatemala – 500 cases, 15 deaths
Georgia – 496 cases, 6 deaths
Democratic Republic of the Congo – 459 cases, 28 deaths
Malta – 448 cases, 4 deaths
Jordan – 447 cases, 7 deaths
Somalia – 436 cases, 23 deaths
Taiwan – 429 cases, 6 deaths
Mali – 389 cases, 23 deaths
Kenya – 355 cases, 14 deaths
Jamaica – 350 cases, 7 deaths
Occupied Palestinian territories – 342 cases, 2 deaths
Mauritius – 332 cases, 9 deaths
Venezuela – 325 cases, 10 deaths
El Salvador – 323 cases, 8 deaths
Montenegro – 321 cases, 7 deaths
Tanzania – 299 cases, 10 deaths
Vietnam – 270 cases
Equatorial Guinea – 258 cases, 1 death
Sudan – 237 cases, 21 deaths
Paraguay – 228 cases, 9 deaths
Maldives – 214 cases
Republic of the Congo – 200 cases, 6 deaths
Rwanda – 191 cases
Gabon – 176 cases, 3 deaths
Myanmar – 146 cases, 5 deaths
Brunei – 138 cases, 1 death
Liberia – 124 cases, 12 deaths
Madagascar – 124 cases
Ethiopia – 123 cases, 3 deaths
Cambodia – 122 cases
Trinidad and Tobago – 116 cases, 8 deaths
Cape Verde – 106 cases, 1 death
Togo – 98 cases, 6 deaths
Monaco – 94 cases, 4 deaths
Sierra Leone – 93 cases, 4 deaths
Zambia – 88 cases, 3 deaths
Liechtenstein – 82 cases, 1 death
Bahamas – 80 cases, 11 deaths
Barbados – 79 cases, 6 deaths
Uganda – 79 cases
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Mozambique – 76 cases
Guyana – 74 cases, 8 deaths
Haiti – 74 cases, 6 deaths
Benin – 64 cases, 1 death
Libya – 61 cases, 2 deaths
Eswatini – 59 cases, 1 death
Guinea-Bissau – 53 cases, 1 death
Nepal – 52 cases
Chad – 46 cases
Syria – 43 cases, 3 deaths
Eritrea – 39 cases
Mongolia – 38 cases
Malawi – 34 cases, 3 deaths
Zimbabwe – 31 cases, 4 deaths
Angola – 26 cases, 2 deaths
Antigua and Barbuda – 24 cases, 3 deaths
East Timor – 24 cases
Botswana – 22 cases, 1 death
Central African Republic – 19 cases
Laos – 19 cases
Belize – 18 cases, 2 deaths
Fiji – 18 cases
Grenada – 18 cases
Dominica – 16 cases
Namibia – 16 cases
Saint Kitts and Nevis – 15 cases
Saint Lucia – 15 cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 14 cases
Nicaragua – 13 cases, 3 deaths
Burundi – 11 cases, 1 death
Seychelles – 11 cases
Gambia – 10 cases, 1 death
Suriname – 10 cases, 1 death
Vatican – 9 cases
Papua New Guinea – 8 cases
Bhutan – 7 cases
Mauritania – 7 cases, 1 death
South Sudan – 6 cases
Western Sahara – 6 cases
Sao Tome and Principe – 4 cases
Yemen – 1 case