Coronavirus News

Last updated 11:34am EDT October 13, 2020

Worldwide:

Cases: 38,184,341 (+0.8% / day)
Deaths: 1,087,261 (+0.4% / day)

United States:

Cases: 8,044,067 (+0.6% / day)
Deaths: 220,174 (+0.1% / day)

Top 10 infected countries

(infections per million population)

  1. Asia (21,009)
  2. North America (18,217)
  3. South America (17,576)
  4. USA (14,922)
  5. Europe (10,855)
  6. India (8,944)
  7. Brazil (8,318)
  8. Iran (4,570)
  9. Argentina (4,287)
  10. Mexico (2,379)

Top infection growth rates

(%-age over previous day)

  1. Switzerland: 6.7%
  2. Malaysia: 3.6%
  3. Poland: 3.5%
  4. Belgium: 3.4%
  5. Ireland: 1.9%
  6. Austria: 1.8%
  7. Germany: 1.5%
  8. United Kingdom: 1.5%
  9. Portugal: 1.4%
  10. Greece: 1.3%
Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Global Case Map

Update

April 1: New post: A Look at the Demographics of COVID-19 Patients

March 30: Ranking of US States with mitigation efforts.

March 28: New post: Comparison of responses by China and Singapore

March 23: The list of symptoms has been updated.

News Around the World

  • September 3: France unveils €100 billion economy 'reboot' rescue plan (1)
  • WHO Africa prepares Covid-19 vaccination allocation plan (1)
  • Covid-19 vaccination won't be mandatory, Brazilian Health Ministry says (1)
  • Moldovan leader plans to be vaccinated against coronavirus during trip to Russia (1)
  • Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko agreed Belarus would be one of the first countries to receive a vaccine against Covid-19 (1)

Spread

  • September 3: Israel recorded 3,074 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday (1)
  • Ukraine reported 2,430 new Covid-19 cases today (1)
  • Iraq reported 4,755 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours (1)
  • United States recorded 39,670 new Covid-19 infections and 1,056 virus-related fatalities on Wednesday (1)
  • Russia reports 4,995 new coronavirus cases in the past day (1)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

On The Ground

  • September 3: Michigan governor extends Covid-19 state of emergency to October (1)
  • September 2: Art Basel cancels Miami Beach show set for December due to the pandemic (1)
  • curtain opens on the Venice Film Festival despite Covid-19 fears (1)
  • China will resume international flights to and from Beijing starting on Thursday (1)
  • September 1: All French schools are reopening for the first time since March, with masks mandatory for students aged 11 and older (1)

Travel

  • September 3: Russia allows resumption of travel to Egypt, UAE and Maldives (1)
  • September 2: Greece allows entry for up to 500 Russians per week since Sept. 7 (1)
  • August 28: Hungary will shut its borders to foreigners starting next month due to coronavirus fears (1)
  • August 27: Russia seeks to reopen borders but with caution (1)
  • August 24: Covid-19 testing will be set up at New York airports, governor says (1)