Coronavirus (COVID-19) current situation and case numbers

We are managing the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia as a health emergency. We will update this page every day with the current situation, latest case numbers and related information.

Current status

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic.

Currently, Australia does not have widespread community transmission of COVID-19. Find out how we are managing the outbreak to slow the spread.

In Australia

As at 3:00pm on 27 March 2020, there have been 3,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 367 new cases since 3:00pm yesterday.

Of the 3,166 confirmed cases in Australia, 13 have died from COVID-19. More than 184,000 tests have been conducted across Australia.


Location	Confirmed cases*
Australian Capital Territory	62
New South Wales	1,405
Northern Territory	12
Queensland	555
South Australia	257
Tasmania	46
Victoria	574
Western Australia	255
Total**	3,166
* Note that under National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System reporting requirements, cases are reported based on their Australian jurisdiction of residence rather than where they were detected. For example, a case reported previously in the NT in a NSW resident is counted in the national figures as a NSW case. ** Includes Diamond Princess repatriation cases: Qld (3), SA (1), Vic (4), WA (2, including 1 death)

Overview of cases

Data used in the overview are based on confirmed cases reported from jurisdictions to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) at 11.59pm 26 March 2020.

This graph shows the number of confirmed cases by notification date. Interpret the most recently reported new cases shown in the graph with caution as there can be delays in reporting.

This graph shows new cases of COVID-19 in Australia by date of notification. See the Description field on the publication page for a full description.

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To date, most confirmed cases are considered to have been acquired overseas although a large proportion are still under investigation to understand the source of infection.