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Coronavirus: See List Of Countries In The World With Confirmed Cases

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In the early hours of this morning, Friday 28, February 2020, Nigerians woke up to the news that the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been discovered in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.

The minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, had confirmed the case in a statement issued, saying that the case involves an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020.

Coronavirus emerged late last year in Wuhan, a city housing rough 11million people in China and has since then spread to other parts of the world.

Below are number of countries that have been affected by the deadly coronavirus and the number of cases.

1. China: 78,959 cases

2. Republic of Korea :2,337 cases

3. International conveyance (Diamond Princess) :705 cases

4. Italy :647 cases

5. Iran (Islamic Republic of) :245 cases

6. Japan :210 cases

7. Singapore :96 cases

8. United States of America: 59 cases

9. Kuwait :43 cases

10. Thailand : 40 cases

11. France : 38 cases

12. Bahrain : 33 cases

13. Germany: 26 cases

14. Spain :25 cases

15. Malaysia :24 cases

16. Australia :23 cases

17. United Arab Emirates :19 cases

18. United Kingdom :16 cases

19. Viet Nam :16 cases

20. Canada :11 cases

21. Iraq :7 cases

22. Sweden :7 cases

23. Oman :6 cases

24. Switzerland :6 cases

25. Austria :4 cases

26. Norway :4 cases

27. Croatia : 3 cases

28. Greece : 3 cases

29. India :3 cases

30. Israel :3 cases

31. Philippines :3 cases

32. Finland :2 cases

33. Lebanon:2 cases

34. Pakistan :2 cases

35. Russian Federation :2 cases

36. Afghanistan :1 case

37. Algeria :1 case

38. Belgium :1 case

39. Brazil :1 case

40. Cambodia :1 case

41. Denmark :1 case

42. Egypt :1 case

43. Estonia :1 case

44. Georgia :1 case

45. Nepal :1 case

46. North Macedonia :1 case

47. Romania :1 case

48. Sri Lanka :1 case

49. Lithuania :1 case

50. Netherlands :1 case

51. Nigeria :1 case

52. New Zealand :1 case

53. Belarus :1 case