Since 31 December 2019 and as of 27 July 2020, 16 249 165 cases of COVID-19 (in accordance with the applied case definitions and testing strategies in the affected countries) have been reported, including 649 208 deaths.
Africa: 847 628 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are South Africa (445 433), Egypt (92 062), Nigeria (40 532), Ghana (32 969) and Algeria (27 357).
Asia: 3 836 837 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are India (1 435 453), Iran (291 172), Pakistan (274 289), Saudi Arabia (266 941) and Turkey (226 100).
America: 8 741 241 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are United States (4 234 020), Brazil (2 419 091), Mexico (390 516), Peru (384 797) and Chile (345 790).
Europe: 2 806 595 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Russia (812 485), United Kingdom (299 426), Spain (272 421), Italy (246 118) and Germany (205 609).
Oceania: 16 168 cases; the five countries reporting most cases are Australia (14 403), New Zealand (1 206), Guam (346), French Polynesia (62) and Papua New Guinea (62).
Other: 696 cases have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
Deaths have been reported from:
Africa: 17 759 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are South Africa (6 769), Egypt (4 606), Algeria (1 155), Nigeria (858) and Sudan (717).
Asia: 88 829 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are India (32 771), Iran (15 700), Pakistan (5 842), Turkey (5 613) and Indonesia (4 781).
America: 340 025 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United States (146 935), Brazil (87 004), Mexico (43 680), Peru (18 229) and Chile (9 112).
Europe: 202 404 deaths; the five countries reporting most deaths are United Kingdom (45 752), Italy (35 107), France (30 192), Spain (28 432) and Russia (13 269).
Oceania: 184 deaths; the 4 countries reporting deaths are Australia (155), New Zealand (22), Guam (5) and Northern Mariana Islands (2).
Other: 7 deaths have been reported from an international conveyance in Japan.
NOTE: On 17 July 2020, Kyrgyzstan has changed their registration statistics on COVID-19 by introducing two codes (laboratory confirmed cases and clinical-epidemiological cases). This leads to a significant increase in case and death numbers on 18 July 2020. ■