Table Reported deaths from COVID-19 on March 16, 2020 Confirmed cases Deaths Estimated case fatality rate China 81 077 3218 4·0% Italy 27 980 2158 7·7% Iran 14 991 853 5·7% South Korea 8236 75 0·9% Spain 7753 288 5·7% France 5380 127 2·4% Germany 4838 12 0·2% Switzerland 2200 13 0·6% USA 1678 41 2·4% Only countries with more than 1500 cases are included. Data are from WHO,7 except for Italy, where Ministry of Health reports3 were used. COVID-19=coronavirus disease 2019.