Cumulative suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by

countries and territories in the Americas, as of 26 March 2020

Updated as of 1 PM
Cases
Sub-Region Deaths Transmission Type
Confirmed Suspected
Country/Territory
Canada 3,555 35 Community transmission
Mexico 478 1,656 5 Community transmission
North America
United States of America (the) 68,334 991 Community transmission
Subtotal 72,367 1,656 1,031
Belize 2 0 Sporadic cases
Costa Rica 201 34 2 Clusters of cases
El Salvador 13 0 Sporadic cases
Guatemala 24 45 1 Clusters of cases
Central America
Honduras 52 1 Clusters of cases
Nicaragua 6 0 Sporadic cases
Panama 558 8 Community transmission
Subtotal 856 79 12
Argentina 502 2 8 Clusters of cases
Bolivia 39 16 0 Clusters of cases
Brazil 2,433 11,278 57 Community transmission
Chile 1,306 4 Community transmission
Colombia 470 184 4 Clusters of cases
South America Ecuador 1,211 1,692 29 Community transmission
Paraguay 41 3 Clusters of cases
Peru 580 9 Community transmission
Uruguay 217 392 0 Clusters of cases
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 91 0 Clusters of cases
Subtotal 6,890 13,564 114
Anguilla 2 Sporadic cases
Antigua and Barbuda 3 0 Sporadic cases
Aruba 19 0
Bahamas (the) 5 0 Sporadic cases
Barbados 18 0 Clusters of cases
Bermuda 7 38 0 Sporadic cases
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba No cases
Cayman Islands 8 1 Sporadic cases
Cuba 67 523 1 Clusters of cases
Curacao 7 1 Sporadic cases
Dominica 11 0 Clusters of cases
Dominican Republic (the) 488 10 Clusters of cases
French Guiana 28 0
Grenada 7 0 Cluster of cases
Guadeloupe 76 0 Clusters of cases
Guyana 5 1 Sporadic cases
Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean
Haiti 8 44 0 Sporadic cases
Islands
Jamaica 26 4 1 Clusters of cases
Martinique 66 1 Clusters of cases
Montserrat 2 8 0 Sporadic cases
Puerto Rico 64 71 2 Clusters of cases
Saint Barthelemy 3 0 Sporadic cases
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 Sporadic cases
Saint Lucia 3 0 Sporadic cases
Saint Martin 11 0 Sporadic cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 1 0 Sporadic cases
Sint Maarten 2 8 0 Sporadic cases
Suriname 7 0 Sporadic cases
Trinidad and Tobago 61 1 Clusters of cases
Turks and Caicos* 2 12 0 Sporadic cases
Virgin Islands (UK) 2 0 Sporadic cases
Virgin Islands (US) 17 0 Clusters of cases
Subtotal 1,028 709 19
Total 81,141 16,008 1,176
* ERRATUM: On 25 March 2020 one (1) COVID-19 death in Turkss and Caicos (TCI) was erroneously reported on the table - this has now been amended. More information is avilable from the TCI Government. at:
https://www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus/news/36-death-at-tci-hospital

New Country Data Updated

Note: WHO recommends using the following categories to describe transmission patterns at national and sub-national levels (wherever possible) to guide decisions for preparedness,
Category number Category name Definition

1 No cases Countries/territories/areas with no cases

2 Sporadic cases
3 Clusters of cases
4 Community transmission
Countries/territories/areas with one or more cases, imported or locally detected
Countries/territories/areas experiencing cases, clustered in time, geographic location and/or by common exposures
Countries/area/territories experiencing larger outbreaks of local transmission defined through an assessment of
factors including, but not limited to:
- Large numbers of cases not linkable to transmission chains
- Large numbers of cases from sentinel lab surveillance
- Multiple unrelated clusters in several areas of the country/territory/area