Coronavirus or COVID-19 was first originated in Wuhan, China which was declared a pandemic by World Health Organisation (WHO) worldwide. To control the pandemic, most parts of the world are under complete lockdown.
As per the World Health World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 has so far infected 2,710,000 people and has claimed 191,000 lives globally. 213 countries or territories or areas have been affected so far by the deadly virus.
The disease is mild in 80 % of patients, severe in 13% and critical in 6 %. The most common symptoms of the virus are fever, fatigue and dry cough. Some patients may also have aches and pains, runny nose, sore throat, shortness of breath, diarrhoea.
To contain the spread of the highly contagious virus, the Prime Minister of India announced a nationwide lockdown for a period of 21 days which has now been extended to May 3. However, the essential services will be provided to the citizens. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, COVID-19 has 23,077 active cases and has claimed 718 lives (at the time of writing this article).
Here is the list of the countries affected by coronavirus along with the number of cases and deaths:
United States | 886,709 | 50,243 | North America |
Spain | 213,024 | 22,157 | Europe |
Italy | 189,973 | 25,549 | Europe |
France | 158,183 | 21,856 | Europe |
Germany | 153,129 | 5,575 | Europe |
United Kingdom | 138,078 | 18,738 | Europe |
Turkey | 101,790 | 2,491 | Asia |
Iran | 87,026 | 5,481 | Asia |
China | 82,804 | 4,632 | Asia |
Russia | 62,773 | 555 | Europe |
Brazil | 50,036 | 3,331 | South America |
Belgium | 42,797 | 6,490 | Europe |
Canada | 42,110 | 2,147 | North America |
Netherlands | 35,729 | 4,177 | Europe |
Switzerland | 28,496 | 1,551 | Europe |
India | 23,502 | 722 | Asia |
Portugal | 22,353 | 820 | Europe |
Peru | 20,914 | 572 | South America |
Ireland | 17,607 | 794 | Europe |
Sweden | 16,755 | 2,021 | Europe |
Austria | 15,002 | 522 | Europe |
Israel | 14,882 | 193 | Asia |
Saudi Arabia | 13,930 | 121 | Asia |
Japan (+Diamond Princess) | 13,080 | 341 | Asia |
Chile | 11,812 | 168 | South America |
Mexico | 11,633 | 1,069 | North America |
Ecuador | 11,183 | 560 | South America |
Singapore | 11,178 | 12 | Asia |
Pakistan | 11,155 | 237 | Asia |
South Korea | 10,708 | 240 | Asia |
Poland | 10,511 | 454 | Europe |
Romania | 10,096 | 545 | Europe |
United Arab Emirates | 8,756 | 56 | Asia |
Denmark | 8,073 | 394 | Europe |
Belarus | 8,022 | 60 | Europe |
Indonesia | 7,775 | 647 | Asia |
Qatar | 7,764 | 10 | Asia |
Ukraine | 7,647 | 193 | Europe |
Norway | 7,401 | 194 | Europe |
Serbia | 7,276 | 139 | Europe |
Czech Republic (Czechia) | 7,188 | 213 | Europe |
Philippines | 6,981 | 462 | Asia |
Australia | 6,675 | 78 | Australia/Oceania |
Malaysia | 5,603 | 95 | Asia |
Dominican Republic | 5,543 | 265 | North America |
Panama | 5,166 | 146 | North America |
Colombia | 4,561 | 215 | South America |
Finland | 4,284 | 172 | Europe |
Bangladesh | 4,186 | 127 | Asia |
South Africa | 3,953 | 75 | Africa |
Egypt | 3,891 | 287 | Africa |
Luxembourg | 3,665 | 83 | Europe |
Morocco | 3,568 | 155 | Africa |
Argentina | 3,435 | 165 | South America |
Algeria | 3,007 | 407 | Africa |
Moldova | 2,926 | 80 | Europe |
Thailand | 2,854 | 50 | Asia |
Greece | 2,463 | 127 | Europe |
Kuwait | 2,399 | 14 | Asia |
Hungary | 2,383 | 250 | Europe |
Kazakhstan | 2,334 | 22 | Asia |
Bahrain | 2,217 | 8 | Asia |
Croatia | 1,981 | 50 | Europe |
Iceland | 1,789 | 10 | Europe |
Uzbekistan | 1,778 | 7 | Asia |
Oman | 1,716 | 9 | Asia |
Iraq | 1,677 | 83 | Asia |
Estonia | 1,592 | 45 | Europe |
Azerbaijan | 1,548 | 20 | Asia |
Armenia | 1,523 | 24 | Asia |
New Zealand | 1,456 | 17 | Australia/Oceania |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,413 | 54 | Europe |
Lithuania | 1,410 | 40 | Europe |
Slovenia | 1,366 | 79 | Europe |
Cameroon | 1,334 | 43 | Africa |
Slovakia | 1,325 | 15 | Europe |
North Macedonia | 1,300 | 56 | Europe |
Afghanistan | 1,279 | 42 | Asia |
Cuba | 1,235 | 43 | North America |
Bulgaria | 1,171 | 52 | Europe |
Ghana | 1,154 | 9 | Africa |
Hong Kong | 1,036 | 4 | Asia |
Côte d’Ivoire | 1,004 | 14 | Africa |
Djibouti | 986 | 2 | Africa |
Nigeria | 981 | 31 | Africa |
Tunisia | 918 | 38 | Africa |
Guinea | 862 | 6 | Africa |
Cyprus | 795 | 13 | Asia |
Latvia | 778 | 11 | Europe |
Andorra | 723 | 37 | Europe |
Bolivia | 703 | 43 | South America |
Lebanon | 688 | 22 | Asia |
Costa Rica | 686 | 6 | North America |
Niger | 671 | 24 | Africa |
Albania | 663 | 27 | Europe |
Kyrgyzstan | 656 | 8 | Asia |
Burkina Faso | 616 | 41 | Africa |
Honduras | 562 | 47 | North America |
Uruguay | 557 | 12 | South America |
Channel Islands | 521 | 29 | Europe |
San Marino | 501 | 40 | Europe |
State of Palestine | 480 | 4 | Asia |
Senegal | 479 | 6 | Africa |
Malta | 445 | 3 | Europe |
Jordan | 437 | 7 | Asia |
Georgia | 431 | 5 | Asia |
Taiwan | 428 | 6 | Asia |
Réunion | 412 | 0 | Africa |
DR Congo | 394 | 25 | Africa |
Guatemala | 384 | 11 | North America |
Sri Lanka | 373 | 7 | Asia |
Mauritius | 331 | 9 | Africa |
Somalia | 328 | 16 | Africa |
Mayotte | 326 | 4 | Africa |
Kenya | 320 | 14 | Africa |
Montenegro | 316 | 5 | Europe |
Venezuela | 311 | 10 | South America |
Mali | 309 | 21 | Africa |
Isle of Man | 307 | 16 | Europe |
Tanzania | 284 | 10 | Africa |
Vietnam | 268 | 0 | Asia |
El Salvador | 261 | 8 | North America |
Jamaica | 257 | 6 | North America |
Paraguay | 220 | 9 | South America |
Faeroe Islands | 187 | 0 | Europe |
Congo | 186 | 6 | Africa |
Sudan | 174 | 16 | Africa |
Martinique | 170 | 14 | North America |
Gabon | 167 | 2 | Africa |
Rwanda | 154 | 0 | Africa |
Guadeloupe | 149 | 12 | North America |
Myanmar | 139 | 5 | Asia |
Brunei | 138 | 1 | Asia |
Gibraltar | 133 | 0 | Europe |
Cambodia | 122 | 0 | Asia |
Madagascar | 121 | 0 | Africa |
Ethiopia | 116 | 3 | Africa |
Trinidad and Tobago | 115 | 8 | North America |
Maldives | 108 | 0 | Asia |
French Guiana | 107 | 1 | South America |
Liberia | 101 | 8 | Africa |
Aruba | 100 | 2 | North America |
Bermuda | 99 | 5 | North America |
Monaco | 94 | 4 | Europe |
Togo | 88 | 6 | Africa |
Equatorial Guinea | 84 | 1 | Africa |
Cabo Verde | 82 | 1 | Africa |
Liechtenstein | 81 | 1 | Europe |
Barbados | 76 | 6 | North America |
Zambia | 76 | 3 | Africa |
Uganda | 74 | 0 | Africa |
Sint Maarten | 73 | 12 | North America |
Bahamas | 72 | 11 | North America |
Haiti | 72 | 5 | North America |
Guyana | 70 | 7 | South America |
Cayman Islands | 66 | 1 | North America |
Sierra Leone | 64 | 1 | Africa |
Libya | 60 | 2 | Africa |
French Polynesia | 57 | 0 | Australia/Oceania |
Benin | 54 | 1 | Africa |
Guinea-Bissau | 50 | 0 | Africa |
Nepal | 48 | 0 | Asia |
Mozambique | 46 | 0 | Africa |
Macao | 45 | 0 | Asia |
Syria | 42 | 3 | Asia |
Eritrea | 39 | 0 | Africa |
Saint Martin | 38 | 2 | North America |
Mongolia | 36 | 0 | Asia |
Malawi | 33 | 3 | Africa |
Chad | 33 | 0 | Africa |
Eswatini | 31 | 1 | Africa |
Zimbabwe | 29 | 4 | Africa |
Angola | 25 | 2 | Africa |
Antigua and Barbuda | 24 | 3 | North America |
Timor-Leste | 23 | 0 | Asia |
Botswana | 22 | 1 | Africa |
Laos | 19 | 0 | Asia |
Belize | 18 | 2 | North America |
Fiji | 18 | 0 | Australia/Oceania |
New Caledonia | 18 | 0 | Australia/Oceania |
Central African Republic | 16 | 0 | Africa |
Namibia | 16 | 0 | Africa |
Dominica | 16 | 0 | North America |
Saint Lucia | 15 | 0 | North America |
Saint Kitts & Nevis | 15 | 0 | North America |
Grenada | 15 | 0 | North America |
Curaçao | 14 | 1 | North America |
St. Vincent & Grenadines | 14 | 0 | North America |
Falkland Islands | 12 | 0 | South America |
Nicaragua | 11 | 3 | North America |
Burundi | 11 | 1 | Africa |
Turks and Caicos | 11 | 1 | North America |
Greenland | 11 | 0 | North America |
Montserrat | 11 | 0 | North America |
Seychelles | 11 | 0 | Africa |
Suriname | 10 | 1 | South America |
Gambia | 10 | 1 | Africa |
MS Zaandam | 9 | 2 | |
Holy See | 9 | 0 | Europe |
Papua New Guinea | 8 | 0 | Australia/Oceania |
Mauritania | 7 | 1 | Africa |
Bhutan | 7 | 0 | Asia |
Saint Barthelemy | 6 | 0 | North America |
Western Sahara | 6 | 0 | Africa |
British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1 | North America |
Caribbean Netherlands | 5 | 0 | North America |
South Sudan | 5 | 0 | Africa |
Sao Tome & Principe | 4 | 0 | Africa |
Anguilla | 3 | 0 | North America |
Saint Pierre & Miquelon | 1 | 0 | North America |
Yemen | 1 | 0 | Asia |
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the above-mentioned list consists of the countries which are affected by the deadly coronavirus or COVID-19 as per the World Health Organization (WHO). The Government of India has taken several measures to curb the novel virus starting from ‘Janta Curfew’ to a complete lockdown for 21 days in the entire country.