COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia

COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSoutheast Asia
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseBangkok, Thailand
Arrival date13 January 2020
(4 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Confirmed cases35,910,444[1]
Active cases95,885[1]
Recovered35,447,220[1]
Deaths
367,339[1]
Fatality rate1.02%
Territories
11 countries[1]
Government website
ASEAN COVID-19 Cases

The COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was confirmed to have spread to Southeast Asia on 13 January 2020, when a 61-year-old woman from Wuhan tested positive in Thailand, making it the first country other than China to report a case.[2] The first death occurred on 2 February, involving a 44-year-old Chinese man in the Philippines, also the first outside China.[3] By 24 March, all states in the region had announced at least one case.

As of 11 November 2024, Vietnam has the highest number of cases, ahead of Indonesia and Malaysia, while Indonesia has the highest number of deaths. On the other hand, East Timor has the least cases and deaths.

  1. ^ a b c d e "COVID-19 Update". 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ Cheung, Elizabeth (13 January 2020). "Thailand confirms first case of Wuhan virus outside China". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ramzy, Austin; May, Tiffany (2 February 2020). "Philippines Reports First Coronavirus Death Outside China". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.