COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia
| COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Arrival date | 13 January 2020 (5 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 35,910,444[1] |
| Active cases | 95,885[1] |
| Recovered | 35,447,220[1] |
Deaths | 367,339[1] |
| Fatality rate | 1.02% |
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 6 August 2025, Vietnam has the highest number of cases, ahead of Indonesia and Malaysia, while Indonesia has the highest number of deaths. On the other hand, Timor-Leste has the least cases and deaths.
- ^ a b c d e "COVID-19 Update". 5 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ramzy, Austin; May, Tiffany (2 February 2020). "Philippines Reports First Coronavirus Death Outside China". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.