March 18, 2020
10:30 P.M. Philippine Standard Time
As of this posting, Malaysia has the highest number of recorded COVID-19 cases at 790, followed by Singapore (313), Indonesia (227), Thailand (212), and the Philippines (202). Brunei and Vietnam recorced 68 cases each while Cambodia has 35 cases. The remaining countries which are COVID-19-free are Myanmar and Laos. There are now 1,915 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the whole ASEAN Region.
Table 1
In terms of number of deaths, Indonesia recorded 19 deaths, followed by the Philippines at 17 deaths. The death toll in Malaysia is at 2 while there is one (1) death in Thailand. Other ASEAN countries do not have any recorded death as of this writing. The total number of deaths in ASEAN is 39.
Table 2
The Philippines has the highest mortality rate among 10 ASEAN Member-States which is 8.42%, followed by Indonesia at 8.37%. Thailand's mortality rate due to COVID-19 is 0.47% while Malaysia has 0.25% death rate. The average mortality rate in the ASEAN Region is 1.75%.
Table 3
Sources:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
ASEAN Flags Source: https://www.pngguru.com/free-transparent-background-png-clipart-kixrw
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200317-sitrep-57-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a26922f2_4
NOTES:
Data cited in this post is solely
from Worldometer, ''an international team of developers,
researchers, and volunteers with the goal of making world statistics available
in a thought-provoking and time relevant format to a wide audience around the
world.'' It is owned by Dadax,
an independent company. According to the website, it does not have political,
governmental, or corporate affiliation.
Official data can be
accessed at the World Health Organization website. The latest statistics
released by WHO is of March 17, 2020. To view the official results, you may
download the WHO Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report – 57
at https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200317-sitrep-57-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a26922f2_4
