# Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic

The timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic lists the articles containing the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first human cases of COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, People's Republic of China, on or about 17 November 2019. The first confirmed human case in the United States was on 19 January 2020. The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and first referred to it as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The WHO ended the PHEIC on 5 May 2023.
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## Worldwide timelines by month and year

The 2019 and January 2020 timeline articles include the initial responses as subsections, and more comprehensive timelines by nation-state are listed below this section.
The following are the timelines of the COVID-19 pandemic respectively in:
* 2019
* 2020
** January 2020
** February 2020
** March 2020
** April 2020
** May 2020
** June 2020
** July 2020
** August 2020
** September 2020
** October 2020
** November 2020
** December 2020
* 2021
** January 2021
** February 2021
** March 2021
** April 2021
** May 2021
** June 2021
** July 2021
** August 2021
** September 2021
** October 2021
** November 2021
** December 2021
* 2022
** January 2022
** February 2022
** March 2022
** April 2022
** May 2022
** June 2022
** July 2022
** August 2022
** September 2022
** October 2022
** November 2022
** December 2022
* 2023

### Responses

The following are responses to the COVID-19 pandemic respectively in:
* 2020
** January 2020
** February 2020
** March 2020
** April 2020
** May 2020
** June 2020
** July 2020
** August 2020
** September 2020
** October 2020
** November 2020
** December 2020
* 2021
** January 2021
** February 2021
** March 2021
** April 2021
** May 2021
** June 2021
** July 2021
** August 2021
** September 2021
** October 2021
** November 2021
** December 2021
* 2022
** January 2022
** February 2022
** March 2022
** April 2022
** May 2022
** June 2022
** July 2022
** August 2022
** September 2022
** October 2022

## Timeline by country

Some of the timelines listed below also contain responses. The following are the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in:

### Africa

* Egypt
* Ghana
** Ghana (March–July 2020)
** Ghana (August–December 2020)
** Ghana (2021)
* Ivory Coast
* Nigeria
** Nigeria (February–June 2020)
** Nigeria (July–December 2020)
** Nigeria (2021)
* South Africa

### Americas

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
** Ontario (2020)
** Ontario (2021)
** Ontario (2022)
** Quebec
** Saskatchewan
* Mexico
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
** United States (2020)
** United States (2021)
** California
** Maryland
** Massachusetts
*** Boston
** Texas
* Uruguay
** Uruguay (2020)
** Uruguay (2021)

### Asia

* Bangladesh
* India
** India (January–May 2020)
** India (June–December 2020)
** India (2021)
** Kerala
* Indonesia
** Indonesia (2020)
** Indonesia (2021)
** Indonesia (2022)
* Iran
* Japan
* Malaysia
** Malaysia (2020)
** Malaysia (2021)
** Malaysia (2022)
** Malaysia (2023)
** Malaysia (2024)
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
** Philippines (2020)
** Philippines (2021)
** Philippines (2022)
* Russia
** Russia (January–June 2020)
** Russia (July–December 2020)
* Singapore
** Singapore (2020)
** Singapore (2021)
** Singapore (2022)
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Vietnam

### Europe

* Belarus
* Croatia
* Ireland
** Ireland (2020)
** Ireland (2021)
** Ireland (2022)
* Italy
* Malta
* Romania
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
** United Kingdom (January–June 2020)
** United Kingdom (July–December 2020)
** England (January–June 2020)
** England (July–December 2020)
** Northern Ireland (2020)
** Scotland (2020)
** Wales (2020)
** United Kingdom (January–June 2021)
** United Kingdom (July–December 2021)
** England (2021)
** Northern Ireland (2021)
** Scotland (2021)
** Wales (2021)
** United Kingdom (January–June 2022)
** United Kingdom (July–December 2022)
** England (2022)
** Wales (2022)
** Scotland (2022)
** Northern Ireland (2022)

### Oceania

* Australia
** Australia (2020)
** Australia (January–June 2021)
** Australia (July–December 2021)
** Australia (2022)
* Fiji
* New Zealand
** New Zealand (2020)
** New Zealand (2021)
** New Zealand (2022)
** New Zealand (2023)

## Worldwide cases by month and year

The following are COVID-19 pandemic cases in:
* January 2020
* February 2020
* March 2020
* April 2020
* May 2020
* June 2020
* July 2020
* August 2020
* September 2020
* October 2020
* November 2020
* December 2020
* January 2021
* February 2021
* March 2021
* April 2021
* May 2021
* June 2021
* July 2021
* August 2021