At a glance:

Global cases of COVID-19 top 500,000

US COVID-19 cases are growing faster than any other country

China reported zero new cases in Wuhan on March 18

Spain surpasses Italy in daily death toll

12:21PM EST – According to World-o-meter, one of the foremost authorities on tracking the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak in real time, it has just been reported the total amount of global cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has surpassed 500,000.

As of 12:21PM on Thursday the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide is at 500,542 according to World-o-Meter.

As of Thursday 12:21PM EST, the amount of new cases that have been confirmed is 29,574, bringing the global total to 500,542.

The global growth rate of COVID-19 is skyrocketing

On January 22, World-o-meter began tracking the coronavirus cases worldwide. On that day there were 580 confirmed cases in total, primarily isolated to mainland China.

From the 22nd of January the growth rate of the coronavirus has be growing geometrically. Below we illustrate the time of growth between milestones of 100,000 global cases of the coronavirus.

Milestones of 100K

January 22, 2020 – 580 cases reported worldwide.

– 580 cases reported worldwide. March 6, 2020 (0 – 100K) – 102,050 cases reported worldwide. It took 45 days to get passed the 100,000 mark.

(0 – 100K) – 102,050 cases reported worldwide. It took 45 days to get passed the 100,000 mark. March 18, 2020 (100K – 200K) – 218,744 cases reported worldwide. It took 13 days to get passed the 200,000 mark from the 100,000 mark.

(100K – 200K) – 218,744 cases reported worldwide. It took 13 days to get passed the 200,000 mark from the 100,000 mark. March 21, 2020 (200K – 300K) – 304,979 cases reported worldwide. It took 4 days to go from the 200,000 mark to break the 300,000 mark.

(200K – 300K) – 304,979 cases reported worldwide. It took 4 days to go from the 200,000 mark to break the 300,000 mark. March 24, 2020 (300K – 400K) – 422,574 cases reported worldwide. It took 4 days to go from the 300,000 mark to go passed the 400,000 mark.

(300K – 400K) – 422,574 cases reported worldwide. It took 4 days to go from the 300,000 mark to go passed the 400,000 mark. March 26, 2020 (400K – 500K) – over 500,000 cases globally. It took less than 3 days to go from the 400,000 mark to the 500,000 mark.

As we can see from the data above, the amount of time between these milestones is growing faster between each interval. If we continue down the same trajectory, very soon we will no longer be able to use days to measure milestones of 100,000. Instead milestones will be measured in hours.

DATE DAILY NEW CASES INCREASE GROWTH FACTOR Mar 25 N/A

N/A

N/A

Mar 24 43,744 2,373 105.74% Mar 23 41,371 8,891 127.37% Mar 22 32,480 3,051 110.37% Mar 21 29,429 -1,219 96.02% Mar 20 30,648 4,490 117.16% Mar 19 26,158 5,573 127.07% Mar 18 20,585 4,840 130.74% Mar 17 15,745 2,848 122.08% Mar 16 12,897 -145 98.89% Mar 15 13,042 1,983 117.93% Mar 14 11,059 152 101.39% Mar 13 10,907 2,612 131.49% Mar 12 8,295 1,029 114.16% Mar 11 7,266 2,699 159.10% Mar 10 4,567 177 104.03% Mar 09 4,390 498 112.80% Mar 08 3,892 -157 96.12% Mar 07 4,049 424 111.70% Mar 06 3,625 514 116.52% Mar 05 3,111 813 135.38% Mar 04 2,298 -275 89.31% Mar 03 2,573 715 138.48% Mar 02 1,858 -123 93.79% Mar 01 1,981 N/A N/A









Average Growth Rate: 115.50%

Data provided by World-o-Meter

From the data above we can see that between March 1 and March 25, the average growth factor of the numbers is approximately 115.50%.

As long as this number is greater than 100% the number of COVID-19 cases will continue to grow world wide.

The goal is to get the number under 100% and then the number of cases globally will start to subside.

COVID-19 cases by country

Here is a breakdown of how the coronavirus pandemic is unfolding world wide.

Country,

Other Total

Cases New

Cases Total

Deaths New

Deaths Total

Recovered Active

Cases Serious,

Critical Tot Cases/

1M pop Tot Deaths/

1M pop China 81,285 +67 3,287 +6 74,051 3,947 1,235 56 2 USA 74,982 +6,771 1,078 +51 1,850 72,054 1,857 227 3 Italy 74,386 7,503 9,362 57,521 3,489 1,230 124 Spain 56,197 +6,682 4,145 +498 7,015 45,037 3,166 1,202 89 Germany 41,519 +4,196 239 +33 5,673 35,607 23 496 3 Iran 29,406 +2,389 2,234 +157 10,457 16,715 2,746 350 27 France 25,233 1,331 3,900 20,002 2,827 387 20 Switzerland 11,712 +815 191 +38 131 11,390 141 1,353 22 UK 9,849 +320 477 +12 135 9,237 163 145 7 S. Korea 9,241 +104 131 +5 4,144 4,966 59 180 3 Netherlands 7,431 +1,019 434 +78 3 6,994 582 434 25 Austria 6,398 +810 49 +18 112 6,237 28 710 5 Belgium 6,235 +1,298 220 +42 675 5,340 605 538 19 Canada 3,579 +170 36 185 3,358 35 95 1.0 Portugal 3,544 +549 60 +17 43 3,441 61 348 6 Norway 3,279 +195 14 6 3,259 70 605 3 Sweden 2,840 +314 71 +9 16 2,753 176 281 7 Australia 2,806 +130 13 +2 170 2,623 11 110 0.5 Israel 2,666 +297 8 +3 68 2,590 39 308 0.9 Brazil 2,598 +44 63 +4 6 2,529 18 12 0.3 Turkey 2,433 59 26 2,348 136 29 0.7 Malaysia 2,031 +235 23 +3 215 1,793 45 63 0.7 Denmark 1,851 +127 41 +7 1 1,809 94 320 7 Czechia 1,775 +121 7 +1 10 1,758 34 166 0.7 Ireland 1,564 9 5 1,550 39 317 2 Japan 1,399 +92 47 +2 359 993 57 11 0.4 Ecuador 1,382 +171 34 +5 3 1,345 2 78 2 Luxembourg 1,333 8 6 1,319 3 2,129 13 Chile 1,306 +164 4 +1 22 1,280 7 68 0.2 Pakistan 1,130 +67 9 +1 21 1,100 5 5 0.04 Poland 1,120 +69 14 7 1,099 3 30 0.4 Thailand 1,045 +111 4 88 953 4 15 0.06 Romania 1,029 +123 18 +1 94 917 29 53 0.9 Saudi Arabia 1,012 +112 3 +1 33 976 6 29 0.09 Finland 958 +78 5 +2 10 943 24 173 0.9 South Africa 927 +218 12 915 2 16 Indonesia 893 +103 78 +20 35 780 3 0.3 Russia 840 +182 3 38 799 8 6 0.02 Greece 821 23 +1 36 762 53 79 2 Iceland 802 +65 2 68 732 11 2,350 6 India 719 +62 16 +4 45 658 0.5 0.01 Diamond Princess 712 10 597 105 15 Philippines 707 +71 45 +7 28 634 1 6 0.4 Singapore 683 +52 2 172 509 17 117 0.3 Slovenia 577 +49 6 +1 10 561 14 278 3 Panama 558 8 2 548 20 129 2 Estonia 538 +134 1 8 529 6 406 0.8 Qatar 537 41 496 6 186 Argentina 502 8 52 442 11 0.2 Croatia 495 +53 2 +1 22 471 14 121 0.5 Peru 480 9 1 470 9 15 0.3 Mexico 475 +70 6 +1 4 465 1 4 0.05 Colombia 470 4 8 458 9 0.08 Serbia 457 +73 7 +3 15 435 21 52 0.8 Bahrain 457 +38 4 204 249 1 269 2 Egypt 456 21 95 340 4 0.2 Hong Kong 453 +42 4 110 339 5 60 0.5 Dominican Republic 392 10 3 379 36 0.9 Iraq 382 +36 36 +7 105 241 9 0.9 Lebanon 368 +35 6 23 339 3 54 0.9 UAE 333 2 52 279 2 34 0.2 Algeria 302 25 +4 24 253 7 0.6 Lithuania 290 +16 4 1 285 1 107 1 Armenia 290 +25 1 +1 18 271 6 98 0.3 New Zealand 283 27 256 59 Bulgaria 264 +22 3 8 253 8 38 0.4 Hungary 261 +35 10 28 223 6 27 1 Taiwan 252 +17 2 29 221 11 0.08 Latvia 244 +23 1 243 129 Slovakia 226 +10 2 224 2 41 Morocco 225 6 7 212 1 6 0.2 Andorra 224 +36 3 +2 1 220 6 2,899 39 Uruguay 217 217 3 62 San Marino 208 21 4 183 12 6,130 619 Kuwait 208 +13 49 159 7 49 North Macedonia 201 +24 3 3 195 1 96 1 Costa Rica 201 2 2 197 4 39 0.4 Tunisia 200 +27 6 +1 2 192 10 17 0.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 189 +13 3 2 184 1 58 0.9 Moldova 177 +28 1 2 174 28 44 0.2 Albania 174 +28 6 +1 17 151 3 60 2 Jordan 172 1 171 17 Ukraine 162 +17 5 1 156 4 0.1 Vietnam 153 +5 20 133 3 2 Burkina Faso 152 +6 4 10 138 7 0.2 Faeroe Islands 140 +8 47 93 2,865 Réunion 135 +24 1 134 151 Malta 134 +5 2 132 1 303 Ghana 132 +64 4 1 127 4 0.1 Cyprus 132 3 4 125 3 109 2 Azerbaijan 122 +29 3 +1 15 104 6 12 0.3 Brunei 114 +5 5 109 1 261 Kazakhstan 111 +30 1 +1 2 108 6 0.05 Oman 109 +10 23 86 21 Venezuela 106 15 91 2 4 Senegal 105 +6 9 96 6 Sri Lanka 104 +2 7 97 3 5 Cambodia 96 10 86 1 6 Belarus 86 29 57 2 9 Afghanistan 84 2 2 80 2 0.05 Palestine 84 +13 1 17 66 16 0.2 Mauritius 81 +33 2 79 1 64 2 Ivory Coast 80 3 77 3 Georgia 79 +4 10 69 1 20 Cameroon 75 1 2 72 3 0.04 Guadeloupe 73 1 72 4 182 2 Cuba 67 +10 1 1 65 2 6 0.09 Montenegro 67 +14 1 66 1 107 2 Martinique 66 1 65 7 176 3 Uzbekistan 65 +5 65 4 2 Trinidad and Tobago 61 +1 1 60 44 0.7 Honduras 52 52 5 DRC 51 +3 3 +1 48 0.6 0.03 Nigeria 51 1 2 48 0.2 0.00 Liechtenstein 51 51 1,338 Channel Islands 46 1 +1 45 265 6 Bangladesh 44 +5 5 11 28 1 0.3 0.03 Kyrgyzstan 44 44 7 Paraguay 41 +4 3 38 1 6 0.4 Rwanda 41 41 3 Bolivia 39 +7 39 3 Mayotte 36 36 132 Kenya 31 +3 1 +1 1 29 0.6 0.02 Macao 31 10 21 48 Monaco 31 1 30 790 French Guiana 28 6 22 94 Jamaica 26 1 2 23 9 0.3 Gibraltar 26 5 21 772 French Polynesia 25 25 89 Isle of Man 25 +2 25 294 Guatemala 24 1 4 19 1 0.06 Madagascar 23 +4 23 0.8 Togo 23 1 22 3 Aruba 19 1 18 178 Barbados 18 18 63 Zambia 16 +4 16 0.9 New Caledonia 14 14 49 Uganda 14 14 0.3 El Salvador 13 +4 13 2 Maldives 13 8 5 24 Tanzania 13 13 0.2 Ethiopia 12 12 0.1 Djibouti 11 11 11 Dominica 11 11 153 Mongolia 11 +1 11 3 Saint Martin 11 11 284 Equatorial Guinea 9 9 6 Cayman Islands 8 1 7 122 15 Haiti 8 8 0.7 Suriname 8 8 14 Gabon 7 +1 1 6 3 0.4 Niger 7 1 6 0.3 0.04 Bermuda 7 2 5 112 Namibia 7 2 5 3 Seychelles 7 7 71 Curaçao 6 1 2 3 37 6 Benin 6 6 0.5 Greenland 6 2 4 106 Laos 6 +3 6 0.8 Guyana 5 1 4 6 1 Bahamas 5 1 4 13 Fiji 5 5 6 Mozambique 5 5 0.2 Syria 5 5 0.3 Cabo Verde 4 1 3 7 2 Congo 4 4 0.7 Eritrea 4 4 1 Guinea 4 4 0.3 Vatican City 4 4 4,994 Eswatini 4 4 3 Gambia 3 1 2 1 0.4 Sudan 3 1 2 0.07 0.02 Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0.2 0.07 Nepal 3 1 2 0.1 Angola 3 3 0.09 Antigua and Barbuda 3 3 31 CAR 3 3 0.6 Chad 3 3 0.2 Liberia 3 3 0.6 Mauritania 3 +1 3 0.6 Myanmar 3 3 0.06 St. Barth 3 3 304 Saint Lucia 3 3 16 Sint Maarten 3 3 70 Belize 2 2 5 Bhutan 2 2 3 British Virgin Islands 2 2 66 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 1 Mali 2 2 0.10 Nicaragua 2 2 0.3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 38 Somalia 2 +1 2 0.1 Grenada 1 1 9 Libya 1 1 0.1 Montserrat 1 1 200 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0.1 St. Vincent Grenadines 1 1 9 Timor-Leste 1 1 0.8 Turks and Caicos 1 1 26 Total: 500,542 29,574 22,334 1,056 121,214 356,994 18,171 64.2 2.9

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Africa

Africa is the continent with the second to the least infections worldwide. Most African nations are reporting low rates of infection.

Egypt, South African and Ethiopia

Country,

Other Total

Cases New

Cases Total

Deaths New

Deaths Total

Recovered Active

Cases Serious,

Critical Tot Cases/

1M pop Tot Deaths/

1M pop China 81,285 +67 3,287 +6 74,051 3,947 1,235 56 2 USA 74,982 +6,771 1,078 +51 1,850 72,054 1,857 227 3 Italy 74,386 7,503 9,362 57,521 3,489 1,230 124 Spain 56,197 +6,682 4,145 +498 7,015 45,037 3,166 1,202 89 Germany 41,519 +4,196 239 +33 5,673 35,607 23 496 3 Iran 29,406 +2,389 2,234 +157 10,457 16,715 2,746 350 27 France 25,233 1,331 3,900 20,002 2,827 387 20 Switzerland 11,712 +815 191 +38 131 11,390 141 1,353 22 UK 9,849 +320 477 +12 135 9,237 163 145 7 S. Korea 9,241 +104 131 +5 4,144 4,966 59 180 3 Netherlands 7,431 +1,019 434 +78 3 6,994 582 434 25 Austria 6,398 +810 49 +18 112 6,237 28 710 5 Belgium 6,235 +1,298 220 +42 675 5,340 605 538 19 Canada 3,579 +170 36 185 3,358 35 95 1.0 Portugal 3,544 +549 60 +17 43 3,441 61 348 6 Norway 3,279 +195 14 6 3,259 70 605 3 Sweden 2,840 +314 71 +9 16 2,753 176 281 7 Australia 2,806 +130 13 +2 170 2,623 11 110 0.5 Israel 2,666 +297 8 +3 68 2,590 39 308 0.9 Brazil 2,598 +44 63 +4 6 2,529 18 12 0.3 Turkey 2,433 59 26 2,348 136 29 0.7 Malaysia 2,031 +235 23 +3 215 1,793 45 63 0.7 Denmark 1,851 +127 41 +7 1 1,809 94 320 7 Czechia 1,775 +121 7 +1 10 1,758 34 166 0.7 Ireland 1,564 9 5 1,550 39 317 2 Japan 1,399 +92 47 +2 359 993 57 11 0.4 Ecuador 1,382 +171 34 +5 3 1,345 2 78 2 Luxembourg 1,333 8 6 1,319 3 2,129 13 Chile 1,306 +164 4 +1 22 1,280 7 68 0.2 Pakistan 1,130 +67 9 +1 21 1,100 5 5 0.04 Poland 1,120 +69 14 7 1,099 3 30 0.4 Thailand 1,045 +111 4 88 953 4 15 0.06 Romania 1,029 +123 18 +1 94 917 29 53 0.9 Saudi Arabia 1,012 +112 3 +1 33 976 6 29 0.09 Finland 958 +78 5 +2 10 943 24 173 0.9 South Africa 927 +218 12 915 2 16 Indonesia 893 +103 78 +20 35 780 3 0.3 Russia 840 +182 3 38 799 8 6 0.02 Greece 821 23 +1 36 762 53 79 2 Iceland 802 +65 2 68 732 11 2,350 6 India 719 +62 16 +4 45 658 0.5 0.01 Diamond Princess 712 10 597 105 15 Philippines 707 +71 45 +7 28 634 1 6 0.4 Singapore 683 +52 2 172 509 17 117 0.3 Slovenia 577 +49 6 +1 10 561 14 278 3 Panama 558 8 2 548 20 129 2 Estonia 538 +134 1 8 529 6 406 0.8 Qatar 537 41 496 6 186 Argentina 502 8 52 442 11 0.2 Croatia 495 +53 2 +1 22 471 14 121 0.5 Peru 480 9 1 470 9 15 0.3 Mexico 475 +70 6 +1 4 465 1 4 0.05 Colombia 470 4 8 458 9 0.08 Serbia 457 +73 7 +3 15 435 21 52 0.8 Bahrain 457 +38 4 204 249 1 269 2 Egypt 456 21 95 340 4 0.2 Hong Kong 453 +42 4 110 339 5 60 0.5 Dominican Republic 392 10 3 379 36 0.9 Iraq 382 +36 36 +7 105 241 9 0.9 Lebanon 368 +35 6 23 339 3 54 0.9 UAE 333 2 52 279 2 34 0.2 Algeria 302 25 +4 24 253 7 0.6 Lithuania 290 +16 4 1 285 1 107 1 Armenia 290 +25 1 +1 18 271 6 98 0.3 New Zealand 283 27 256 59 Bulgaria 264 +22 3 8 253 8 38 0.4 Hungary 261 +35 10 28 223 6 27 1 Taiwan 252 +17 2 29 221 11 0.08 Latvia 244 +23 1 243 129 Slovakia 226 +10 2 224 2 41 Morocco 225 6 7 212 1 6 0.2 Andorra 224 +36 3 +2 1 220 6 2,899 39 Uruguay 217 217 3 62 San Marino 208 21 4 183 12 6,130 619 Kuwait 208 +13 49 159 7 49 North Macedonia 201 +24 3 3 195 1 96 1 Costa Rica 201 2 2 197 4 39 0.4 Tunisia 200 +27 6 +1 2 192 10 17 0.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 189 +13 3 2 184 1 58 0.9 Moldova 177 +28 1 2 174 28 44 0.2 Albania 174 +28 6 +1 17 151 3 60 2 Jordan 172 1 171 17 Ukraine 162 +17 5 1 156 4 0.1 Vietnam 153 +5 20 133 3 2 Burkina Faso 152 +6 4 10 138 7 0.2 Faeroe Islands 140 +8 47 93 2,865 Réunion 135 +24 1 134 151 Malta 134 +5 2 132 1 303 Ghana 132 +64 4 1 127 4 0.1 Cyprus 132 3 4 125 3 109 2 Azerbaijan 122 +29 3 +1 15 104 6 12 0.3 Brunei 114 +5 5 109 1 261 Kazakhstan 111 +30 1 +1 2 108 6 0.05 Oman 109 +10 23 86 21 Venezuela 106 15 91 2 4 Senegal 105 +6 9 96 6 Sri Lanka 104 +2 7 97 3 5 Cambodia 96 10 86 1 6 Belarus 86 29 57 2 9 Afghanistan 84 2 2 80 2 0.05 Palestine 84 +13 1 17 66 16 0.2 Mauritius 81 +33 2 79 1 64 2 Ivory Coast 80 3 77 3 Georgia 79 +4 10 69 1 20 Cameroon 75 1 2 72 3 0.04 Guadeloupe 73 1 72 4 182 2 Cuba 67 +10 1 1 65 2 6 0.09 Montenegro 67 +14 1 66 1 107 2 Martinique 66 1 65 7 176 3 Uzbekistan 65 +5 65 4 2 Trinidad and Tobago 61 +1 1 60 44 0.7 Honduras 52 52 5 DRC 51 +3 3 +1 48 0.6 0.03 Nigeria 51 1 2 48 0.2 0.00 Liechtenstein 51 51 1,338 Channel Islands 46 1 +1 45 265 6 Bangladesh 44 +5 5 11 28 1 0.3 0.03 Kyrgyzstan 44 44 7 Paraguay 41 +4 3 38 1 6 0.4 Rwanda 41 41 3 Bolivia 39 +7 39 3 Mayotte 36 36 132 Kenya 31 +3 1 +1 1 29 0.6 0.02 Macao 31 10 21 48 Monaco 31 1 30 790 French Guiana 28 6 22 94 Jamaica 26 1 2 23 9 0.3 Gibraltar 26 5 21 772 French Polynesia 25 25 89 Isle of Man 25 +2 25 294 Guatemala 24 1 4 19 1 0.06 Madagascar 23 +4 23 0.8 Togo 23 1 22 3 Aruba 19 1 18 178 Barbados 18 18 63 Zambia 16 +4 16 0.9 New Caledonia 14 14 49 Uganda 14 14 0.3 El Salvador 13 +4 13 2 Maldives 13 8 5 24 Tanzania 13 13 0.2 Ethiopia 12 12 0.1 Djibouti 11 11 11 Dominica 11 11 153 Mongolia 11 +1 11 3 Saint Martin 11 11 284 Equatorial Guinea 9 9 6 Cayman Islands 8 1 7 122 15 Haiti 8 8 0.7 Suriname 8 8 14 Gabon 7 +1 1 6 3 0.4 Niger 7 1 6 0.3 0.04 Bermuda 7 2 5 112 Namibia 7 2 5 3 Seychelles 7 7 71 Curaçao 6 1 2 3 37 6 Benin 6 6 0.5 Greenland 6 2 4 106 Laos 6 +3 6 0.8 Guyana 5 1 4 6 1 Bahamas 5 1 4 13 Fiji 5 5 6 Mozambique 5 5 0.2 Syria 5 5 0.3 Cabo Verde 4 1 3 7 2 Congo 4 4 0.7 Eritrea 4 4 1 Guinea 4 4 0.3 Vatican City 4 4 4,994 Eswatini 4 4 3 Gambia 3 1 2 1 0.4 Sudan 3 1 2 0.07 0.02 Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0.2 0.07 Nepal 3 1 2 0.1 Angola 3 3 0.09 Antigua and Barbuda 3 3 31 CAR 3 3 0.6 Chad 3 3 0.2 Liberia 3 3 0.6 Mauritania 3 +1 3 0.6 Myanmar 3 3 0.06 St. Barth 3 3 304 Saint Lucia 3 3 16 Sint Maarten 3 3 70 Belize 2 2 5 Bhutan 2 2 3 British Virgin Islands 2 2 66 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 1 Mali 2 2 0.10 Nicaragua 2 2 0.3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2 38 Somalia 2 +1 2 0.1 Grenada 1 1 9 Libya 1 1 0.1 Montserrat 1 1 200 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0.1 St. Vincent Grenadines 1 1 9 Timor-Leste 1 1 0.8 Turks and Caicos 1 1 26 Total: 500,542 29,574 22,334 1,056 121,214 356,994 18,171 64.2 2.9

Egypt has recorded 542 cases and south Africa has recorded 927 total cases so far. South African just went into a lock-down of 56 million people and anyone not obeying the order can be charged with attempted murder. Ethiopia is set to release 4,000 prisoners from jail to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Asia

The original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak is showing signs of slowing the spread of the virus. It appears that social distancing measures and mass quarantining are working at flattening the curve.

China

For the most part China is reporting good signs of overall slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The original ground zero for the outbreak was the city of Wuhan.

Wuhan in the Hubei province is starting to open back up and has resumed public transportation as the city is coming back to life. According to Chinese National Health Commission (English translation required), for the first time since tracking the outbreak, there have been zero new cases of COVID-10 in the Hubei province on March 18, 2020.

Malaysia

According to FMT, cases of COVID-19 have tripled in 7 days, bringing the national total to —-. This is a drastic rise from 673 reported just 8 days ago.

Thailand

Thailand reported a total of 2,031 confirmed cases. As of Thursday Thailand is declaring a state of emergency for the entire country.

“Requirements will be announced the day after tomorrow. They will be issued on an ongoing basis to reduce the epidemic. Some will be requests for cooperation and others will be compulsory.” Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

Australia

Australia is at the bottom of the list in terms of coronavirus cases, but they seemed to have drastically jumped on the 22nd of March where 537 new cases were confirmed. This was up from 144 cases on the 21st of March. Since then the case rate seems to have dropped, but it does appear to be trending in an upwards direction.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were both diagnosed with COVID-19 while in Australia earlier this month.

Europe

Europe still maintains the most cases of the coronavirus in the world, with Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Switzerland alone accounting for more than 209,643 cases between them. This accounts for approximately 41.88% of the total COVID-19 cases worldwide.

Italy & Spain

On Wednesday, for the first time since the onset of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, the daily number of new deaths due to the coronavirus in Spain has surpassed that of Italy. Wednesday’s death toll in Spain was 738 while Italy was 683.

Germany

Germany has a total confirmed case count of 41,519. One interesting piece of information is that the death rate in Germany seems to be much lower than that of the rest of the world.

Germany is noticing a death rate of about 0.4%, which is 90% lower than the other countries such as the US, Spain and France.

North America

The coronavirus is spreading very quickly throughout North America.

As we can see from the table above the USA’s outbreak is growing faster than any other country, and if the trajectory continues, the US could have more infections than any other country inside of a week.

United States

The US has by far the the fastest growing confirmations of COVID-19 in the world. As of the time of this writing there were 6,771 cases of COVID-19 confirmed bringing the total to 74,982.

USA

State Total

Cases New

Cases Total

Deaths New

Deaths Active

Cases Source New York 37,258 +4,292 385 +19 35,356 [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] New Jersey 4,402 62 4,340 [source] [source] California 3,203 +205 68 +3 3,127 [source] [source] [source] Washington 2,588 132 2,332 [source] [source] [source] [source] Florida 2,355 +378 28 +5 2,327 [source] [source] Michigan 2,295 43 2,247 [source] [source] [source] Illinois 1,865 19 1,844 [source] Massachusetts 1,838 15 1,822 [source] [source] Louisiana 1,795 65 1,730 [source] [source] Pennsylvania 1,687 +560 16 +5 1,671 [source] [source] Georgia 1,525 +138 48 +1 1,477 [source] [source] [source] Texas 1,308 +153 16 +1 1,281 [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] Colorado 1,086 19 1,067 [source] [source] Tennessee 906 3 903 [source] [source] [source] [source] Connecticut 875 19 856 [source] [source] [source] Ohio 704 11 693 [source] [source] Indiana 645 +168 17 +3 628 [source] North Carolina 636 +69 2 634 [source] [source] [source] Wisconsin 630 7 621 [source] [source] Maryland 580 +157 4 572 [source] [source] [source] Arizona 508 +107 8 +2 497 [source] [source] Mississippi 485 +108 5 480 [source] Virginia 460 +69 13 +4 445 [source] [source] Alabama 449 +63 1 +1 448 [source] [source] [source] South Carolina 424 7 417 [source] Nevada 420 +99 10 +4 410 [source] Missouri 356 8 346 [source] Minnesota 346 +59 2 +1 210 [source] Utah 346 1 345 [source] Arkansas 310 +30 2 296 [source] [source] Oregon 266 10 +2 256 [source] [source] District Of Columbia 231 3 228 [source] Kentucky 198 5 191 [source] [source] [source] Oklahoma 164 5 158 [source] Maine 155 +13 152 [source] Iowa 145 1 144 [source] [source] [source] New Hampshire 137 1 136 [source] [source] Rhode Island 132 132 [source] [source] Kansas 126 3 123 [source] [source] [source] Vermont 123 8 115 [source] Idaho 123 +32 123 [source] [source] Delaware 119 119 [source] [source] New Mexico 112 1 111 [source] [source] Hawaii 95 1 94 [source] [source] [source] Montana 71 +18 71 [source] Nebraska 68 +4 68 [source] [source] Alaska 59 +17 59 [source] [source] Wyoming 53 +4 53 [source] North Dakota 52 +7 49 [source] West Virginia 52 52 [source] [source] [source] South Dakota 41 1 27 [source] Guam 45 +8 1 44 Puerto Rico 64 +13 2 61 [source] United States Virgin Islands 17 17 Wuhan Repatriated 3 3 Diamond Princess Cruise 46 46 Total: 74,982 6,771 1,078 51 72,054

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As we can see from chart above, the biggest infection rate of any state by far is New York with a total of — confirmed infections in the last 24 hours and a total of — confirmed cases of COVID-19 overall.

In New York Governor Cuomo expects New York to run out of Hospital beds in less than 40 days according to Business Insider.

USA

State Total

Cases New

Cases Total

Deaths New

Deaths Active

Cases Source New York 37,258 +4,292 385 +19 35,356 [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] New Jersey 4,402 62 4,340 [source] [source] California 3,203 +205 68 +3 3,127 [source] [source] [source] Washington 2,588 132 2,332 [source] [source] [source] [source] Florida 2,355 +378 28 +5 2,327 [source] [source] Michigan 2,295 43 2,247 [source] [source] [source] Illinois 1,865 19 1,844 [source] Massachusetts 1,838 15 1,822 [source] [source] Louisiana 1,795 65 1,730 [source] [source] Pennsylvania 1,687 +560 16 +5 1,671 [source] [source] Georgia 1,525 +138 48 +1 1,477 [source] [source] [source] Texas 1,308 +153 16 +1 1,281 [source] [source] [source] [source] [source] Colorado 1,086 19 1,067 [source] [source] Tennessee 906 3 903 [source] [source] [source] [source] Connecticut 875 19 856 [source] [source] [source] Ohio 704 11 693 [source] [source] Indiana 645 +168 17 +3 628 [source] North Carolina 636 +69 2 634 [source] [source] [source] Wisconsin 630 7 621 [source] [source] Maryland 580 +157 4 572 [source] [source] [source] Arizona 508 +107 8 +2 497 [source] [source] Mississippi 485 +108 5 480 [source] Virginia 460 +69 13 +4 445 [source] [source] Alabama 449 +63 1 +1 448 [source] [source] [source] South Carolina 424 7 417 [source] Nevada 420 +99 10 +4 410 [source] Missouri 356 8 346 [source] Minnesota 346 +59 2 +1 210 [source] Utah 346 1 345 [source] Arkansas 310 +30 2 296 [source] [source] Oregon 266 10 +2 256 [source] [source] District Of Columbia 231 3 228 [source] Kentucky 198 5 191 [source] [source] [source] Oklahoma 164 5 158 [source] Maine 155 +13 152 [source] Iowa 145 1 144 [source] [source] [source] New Hampshire 137 1 136 [source] [source] Rhode Island 132 132 [source] [source] Kansas 126 3 123 [source] [source] [source] Vermont 123 8 115 [source] Idaho 123 +32 123 [source] [source] Delaware 119 119 [source] [source] New Mexico 112 1 111 [source] [source] Hawaii 95 1 94 [source] [source] [source] Montana 71 +18 71 [source] Nebraska 68 +4 68 [source] [source] Alaska 59 +17 59 [source] [source] Wyoming 53 +4 53 [source] North Dakota 52 +7 49 [source] West Virginia 52 52 [source] [source] [source] South Dakota 41 1 27 [source] Guam 45 +8 1 44 Puerto Rico 64 +13 2 61 [source] United States Virgin Islands 17 17 Wuhan Repatriated 3 3 Diamond Princess Cruise 46 46 Total: 74,982 6,771 1,078 51 72,054

New York by county (Wednesday March 25, 2020)

Queens: 3,848

Manhattan: 2,646

Brooklyn: 3,742

Bronx: 1,999

Staten Island: 877

Unknown: 7

Albany: 146

Allegany: 2

Broome: 9

Cayuga: 2

Chemung: 1

Chenango: 3

Clinton: 8

Columbia: 11

Cortland: 2

Delaware: 3

Dutchess: 124

Erie: 107

Essex: 3

Fulton: 1

Genesee: 1

Greene: 4

Hamilton: 2

Herkimer: 4

Jefferson: 2

Livingston: 3

Madison: 5

Monroe: 96

Montgomery: 3

Nassau: 2,869

Niagara: 11

Oneida: 8

Onondaga: 60

Ontario: 7

Orange: 498

Oswego: 2

Otsego: 1

Putnam: 67

Rensselaer: 30

Rockland: 671

Saratoga: 60

Schenectady: 46

Schoharie: 1

St. Lawrence: 1

Steuben: 5

Suffolk: 1,880

Sullivan: 30

Tioga: 1

Tompkins: 16

Ulster: 47

Warren: 2

Washington: 3

Wayne: 6

Westchester: 3,891

Wyoming: 4

As we can see from the chart above provided by Live Science, the vast majority of cases come from NYC area which includes Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island.

However, it should also be noted that Westchester and Nassau Counties are also reporting high numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19.

South America

Brazil’s citizens are getting mixed messages from leadership regarding the coronavirus outbreak. On one hand, at the state level, people are being encouraged to practice isolation and social distancing. On the other hand they are being told by President Bolsonaro that people need to get to work as he downplayed the outbreak as he tries to revive the economy.

Celebrities and politicians who have confirmed to test positive for COVID-19

Famous people who have tested positive. The list below is not complete and will be updated as information is made available

Celebrities

Rachel Matthews – Actress best known for her roles in Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U and Frozen II tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Actress best known for her roles in Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U and Frozen II tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Andy Cohen – Television host known for Watch What Happens Live tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Television host known for Watch What Happens Live tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kristofer Hivju – Actor known for Game of Thrones tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Actor known for Game of Thrones tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Sean Payton – New Orleans Saints coach tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– New Orleans Saints coach tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Rudy Gobert – American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kaylee Hartung – ABC News reporter tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– ABC News reporter tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Debi Mazar – Actress best known for her roles in Goodfellas, The Sapranos and Entourage tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Actress best known for her roles in Goodfellas, The Sapranos and Entourage tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Callum Hudson-Odoi – Chelsea footballer tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Chelsea footballer tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kevin Durant – American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Indira Varma – British actress known for her role in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19)

– British actress known for her role in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) Olga Kuirylenko – The Ukrainian / French actress best known for her role as a Bond girl has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The Ukrainian / French actress best known for her role as a Bond girl has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Colton Underwood – Best known for his role on The Bachelor has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Best known for his role on The Bachelor has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Idris Elba & Sabrina Dhowore – The celebrity couple have both tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The celebrity couple have both tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Charlotte Lawrence – The American singer / songwriter / model has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The American singer / songwriter / model has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Daniel Dae Kim – Actor known for his role in Lost tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19)

– Actor known for his role in Lost tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) Harvey Weinstein – The recently convicted felon and former Hollywood giant has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The recently convicted felon and former Hollywood giant has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Marcus Smart – American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– American NBA player tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson – The power celebrity couple recently have both tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) while in Australia.

– The power celebrity couple recently have both tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) while in Australia. Donavan Mitchell – The NBA Player has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The NBA Player has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mikel Arteta – The Arsenal footballer has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The Arsenal footballer has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Linda Lusardi – The British Actress and television presenter has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

US Politicians

US Politicians who have tested positive or who have immediate family members with the coronavirus.

Rand Paul – US Republican Senator from Kentucky has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– US Republican Senator from Kentucky has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Ben McAdams – US Democratic Congressman from Utah (4th District) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– US Democratic Congressman from Utah (4th District) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mario Diaz Balart – US Democratic Congressman from Florida (25th District) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– US Democratic Congressman from Florida (25th District) has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Amy Klobuchar (Husband John Bessler) – The husband of the former Democratic Presidential candidate has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

(Husband John Bessler) – The husband of the former Democratic Presidential candidate has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Francis Suarez – The mayor of Miami has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

World leaders and Politicians

World leaders and politicians who have tested positive or who have immediate family members with the coronavirus.

Prince Charles – The first in line to the throne of the British monarchy has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The first in line to the throne of the British monarchy has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Prince Albert II – The Sovereign of Monaco has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The Sovereign of Monaco has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Peter Dutton – Australian Minister of Home Affairs has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Australian Minister of Home Affairs has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Justin Trudeau (Wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau) – The wife of the 23rd prime minister of Canada has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

(Wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau) – The wife of the 23rd prime minister of Canada has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Fábio Wajngarten – Brazil’s communications secretary has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– Brazil’s communications secretary has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Nadine Dorries – The British politician has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The British politician has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Masoumeh Ebtekar – The Iranian Vice President has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The Iranian Vice President has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Pedro Sanchez (Wife Begona Gomez) – The wife of the Spanish prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

(Wife Begona Gomez) – The wife of the Spanish prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Quim Torra – The Catalonia President has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The Catalonia President has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Franck Riester – The French Minister of Culture has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

– The French Minister of Culture has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Michel Barnier – The French politician who negotiated Brexit has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

At the rate this is growing it will be less than 5 days from today before we cross the 1,000,000 mark of global infections (500K more cases), and less than 5 days after that to cross the 2 million mark (1 million more cases).

See Chart below to show the geometric growth assuming that there is a growth factor of 1.155 as it has averaged from the beginning of March. This is assuming starting with just 500,000 users today, as we know the amount is already bigger, but for the sake of keeping the math simple, we will make this supposition.

DAYS DATE AMOUNT GROWTH RATE DAY ZERO 03/25/20 500,000 115.50% 1 DAY 03/26/20 577,500 115.50% 2 DAYS 03/27/20 667,013 115.50% 3 DAYS 03/28/20 770,399 115.50% 4 DAYS 03/29/20 889,811 115.50% 5 DAYS 03/30/20 1,027,732 115.50% 6 DAYS 03/31/20 1,187,031 115.50% 7 DAYS 04/01/20 1,371,020 115.50% 8 DAYS 04/02/20 1,583,528 115.50% 9 DAYS 04/03/20 1,828,975 115.50% 10 DAYS 04/04/20 2,112,467 115.50% 11 DAYS 04/05/20 2,439,899 115.50% 12 DAYS 04/06/20 2,818,083 115.50% 13 DAYS 04/07/20 3,254,886 115.50% 14 DAYS 04/08/20 3,759,393 115.50% 15 DAYS 04/09/20 4,342,099 115.50% 16 DAYS 04/10/20 5,015,125 115.50% 17 DAYS 04/11/20 5,792,469 115.50% 18 DAYS 04/12/20 6,690,302 115.50% 19 DAYS 04/13/20 7,727,299 115.50% 20 DAYS 04/14/20 8,925,030 115.50% 21 DAYS 04/15/20 10,308,410 115.50% 22 DAYS 04/16/20 11,906,213 115.50% 23 DAYS 04/17/20 13,751,676 115.50% 24 DAYS 04/18/20 15,883,186 115.50% 25 DAYS 04/19/20 18,345,080 115.50% 26 DAYS 04/20/20 21,188,567 115.50% 27 DAYS 04/21/20 24,472,795 115.50% 28 DAYS 04/22/20 28,266,079 115.50% 29 DAYS 04/23/20 32,647,321 115.50% 30 DAYS 04/24/20 37,707,656 115.50%

(*) Bold and Italic font above denote million milestones

Without flattening the curve in 30 days we can expect to go from 500,000 to approximately 37,700,000 cases worldwide. It is very important at this point to practice social distancing and isolation to bring this 1.155 growth factor down as much as possible.

The bigger the growth rate, the faster the virus spreads and overwhelms the medical system, the smaller this number the more likely everyone is able to get proper medical treatment and allows time for the development of new therapies and vaccines.