Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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 31 March 2020, there have been 4,557 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. There have been 312 new cases since 3:00pm yesterday.

Of the 4,557 confirmed cases in Australia, 19 have died from COVID-19. More than 244,000 tests have been conducted across Australia.


Location	Confirmed cases*
Australian Capital Territory	80
New South Wales	2,032
Northern Territory	16
Queensland	743
South Australia	337
Tasmania	68
Victoria	917
Western Australia	364
Total**	4,557
* 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 30 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, the majority of confirmed cases in all states were acquired overseas.

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

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The majority of Australian confirmed cases acquired their infection overseas, including on board cruise ships or associated with recent travel to Europe or the Americas.