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Updated 2 Oct 2026 · data to week 39 (21–27 Sep 2026)

COVID-19 in Europe right now

COVID-19 is going around across the EU/EEA: 16.4% of GP sentinel swabs were positive for SARS-CoV-2 in week 39 (21–27 Sep 2026), moderate, stable.The 2026/27 season starts in week 40 (28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026); its first figures arrive about a week later.

ECDC/WHO sentinel data, recalculated every week · Medical review pending

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This week at a glance

  • COVID-19: 16.4% positive across the EU/EEA in week 39 — moderate, stable.
  • Same week last year across the EU/EEA: 19.4%.
  • Highest this week (solid samples only): Spain, 25.9%.
  • Highest week in the last 12 months across the EU/EEA: 16.8% in week 40 (29 Sep – 5 Oct 2025).

COVID-19 across the EU/EEA: the last two years

Last two years5%: end of baseline
0%10%20%30%Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Last two years, by week5%: end of baselineLast two years · Week 40: 12.6% (212/1,688)Last two years · Week 41: 14.1% (283/2,012)Last two years · Week 42: 11.5% (264/2,286)Last two years · Week 43: 11.4% (236/2,078)Last two years · Week 44: 11.0% (206/1,865)Last two years · Week 45: 7.5% (174/2,327)Last two years · Week 46: 5.5% (145/2,623)Last two years · Week 47: 6.1% (157/2,585)Last two years · Week 48: 5.6% (144/2,554)Last two years · Week 49: 5.5% (151/2,757)Last two years · Week 50: 4.4% (132/3,034)Last two years · Week 51: 4.6% (157/3,405)Last two years · Week 52: 3.9% (49/1,247)Last two years · Week 1: 4.1% (66/1,621)Last two years · Week 2: 2.6% (90/3,433)Last two years · Week 3: 2.3% (91/4,033)Last two years · Week 4: 2.1% (93/4,489)Last two years · Week 5: 2.1% (85/4,065)Last two years · Week 6: 1.7% (59/3,375)Last two years · Week 7: 2.1% (80/3,893)Last two years · Week 8: 1.9% (54/2,900)Last two years · Week 9: 1.5% (43/2,892)Last two years · Week 10: 2.1% (51/2,384)Last two years · Week 11: 1.5% (43/2,777)Last two years · Week 12: 2.0% (50/2,484)Last two years · Week 13: 2.2% (51/2,338)Last two years · Week 14: 2.7% (56/2,106)Last two years · Week 15: 2.3% (40/1,748)Last two years · Week 16: 2.2% (22/988)Last two years · Week 17: 3.0% (33/1,112)Last two years · Week 18: 4.6% (38/829)Last two years · Week 19: 3.9% (39/996)Last two years · Week 20: 5.9% (57/974)Last two years · Week 21: 7.6% (72/947)Last two years · Week 22: 10.2% (85/834)Last two years · Week 23: 8.9% (79/892)Last two years · Week 24: 11.7% (92/783)Last two years · Week 25: 10.9% (97/893)Last two years · Week 26: 14.3% (89/624)Last two years · Week 27: 14.2% (86/607)Last two years · Week 28: 18.7% (115/616)Last two years · Week 29: 17.2% (112/653)Last two years · Week 30: 19.2% (124/647)Last two years · Week 31: 20.2% (126/623)Last two years · Week 32: 17.3% (110/636)Last two years · Week 33: 22.3% (132/593)Last two years · Week 34: 21.2% (143/674)Last two years · Week 35: 20.9% (129/616)Last two years · Week 36: 22.8% (173/758)Last two years · Week 37: 23.7% (197/831)Last two years · Week 38: 25.2% (241/957)Last two years · Week 39: 19.4% (253/1,304)Last two years · Week 40: 16.8% (306/1,820)Last two years · Week 41: 15.6% (328/2,106)Last two years · Week 42: 14.5% (322/2,216)Last two years · Week 43: 11.6% (218/1,875)Last two years · Week 44: 10.7% (228/2,127)Last two years · Week 45: 9.9% (235/2,363)Last two years · Week 46: 6.3% (162/2,585)Last two years · Week 47: 6.8% (189/2,794)Last two years · Week 48: 6.5% (210/3,229)Last two years · Week 49: 6.7% (251/3,762)Last two years · Week 50: 6.2% (226/3,625)Last two years · Week 51: 4.5% (192/4,237)Last two years · Week 52: 3.3% (60/1,800)Last two years · Week 1: 2.8% (54/1,944)Last two years · Week 2: 3.6% (94/2,642)Last two years · Week 3: 2.8% (94/3,406)Last two years · Week 4: 3.0% (99/3,321)Last two years · Week 5: 3.4% (120/3,515)Last two years · Week 6: 3.4% (108/3,154)Last two years · Week 7: 2.8% (83/2,980)Last two years · Week 8: 2.3% (56/2,467)Last two years · Week 9: 2.6% (65/2,457)Last two years · Week 10: 2.7% (52/1,906)Last two years · Week 11: 1.6% (28/1,742)Last two years · Week 12: 2.0% (31/1,550)Last two years · Week 13: 2.5% (39/1,566)Last two years · Week 14: 1.8% (21/1,184)Last two years · Week 15: 1.5% (16/1,061)Last two years · Week 16: 1.6% (20/1,250)Last two years · Week 17: 1.6% (18/1,156)Last two years · Week 18: 2.1% (22/1,024)Last two years · Week 19: 2.0% (22/1,116)Last two years · Week 20: 4.7% (63/1,334)Last two years · Week 21: 4.8% (66/1,385)Last two years · Week 22: 3.0% (33/1,104)Last two years · Week 23: 4.3% (47/1,089)Last two years · Week 24: 3.0% (30/994)Last two years · Week 25: 3.3% (30/912)Last two years · Week 26: 3.2% (19/592)Last two years · Week 27: 3.1% (19/620)Last two years · Week 28: 4.3% (25/586)Last two years · Week 29: 4.7% (28/591)Last two years · Week 30: 4.1% (23/556)Last two years · Week 31: 7.3% (46/630)Last two years · Week 32: 7.0% (44/633)Last two years · Week 33: 5.2% (34/650)Last two years · Week 34: 12.4% (75/604)Last two years · Week 35: 12.6% (96/759)Last two years · Week 36: 13.4% (117/873)Last two years · Week 37: 15.1% (193/1,274)Last two years · Week 38: 16.1% (279/1,732)Last two years · Week 39: 16.4% (312/1,904)
Share of GP sentinel swabs positive for SARS-CoV-2, every week of the last two years. Weeks with fewer than 20 swabs are left out.
The numbers behind the chart: the last 8 weeks
GP sentinel swabs tested for COVID-19 across the EU/EEA, by week (latest first)
WeekDatesSwabsPositiveShare positive
Week 3921–27 Sep 20261,90431216.4%
Week 3814–20 Sep 20261,73227916.1%
Week 377–13 Sep 20261,27419315.1%
Week 3631 Aug – 6 Sep 202687311713.4%
Week 3524–30 Aug 20267599612.6%
Week 3417–23 Aug 20266047512.4%
Week 3310–16 Aug 2026650345.2%
Week 323–9 Aug 2026633447.0%

COVID-19 in Europe this week, country by country

Baseline 0–5%Low 5–15%Moderate 15–25%High 25–35%Very high ≥35%between seasons / too few swabsno sentinel data
Sweden: between seasons / too few swabsSpain: 25.9% · high · week 39Slovakia: between seasons / too few swabsSlovenia: 10.0% · low · small sample: 20 swabs · week 37Romania: no sentinel dataPortugal: between seasons / too few swabsPoland: between seasons / too few swabsNorway: 4.0% · baseline · small sample: 25 swabs · week 39Netherlands: 5.8% · low · last 4 weeks, pooledLuxembourg: 6.7% · low · small sample: 45 swabs · week 39Lithuania: 17.2% · moderate · week 39Latvia: no sentinel dataItaly: between seasons / too few swabsIreland: 17.4% · moderate · small sample: 23 swabs · week 37Iceland: no sentinel dataHungary: 1.3% · baseline · week 39Greece: 0.0% · baseline · small sample: 27 swabs · week 39Germany: 0.0% · baseline · week 39France: 6.1% · low · week 39Finland: no sentinel dataEstonia: 0.0% · baseline · small sample: 22 swabs · week 39Denmark: 0.0% · baseline · small sample: 27 swabs · week 39Czechia: 1.7% · baseline · week 39Cyprus: 8.6% · low · small sample: 35 swabs · last 4 weeks, pooledCroatia: no sentinel dataBulgaria: between seasons / too few swabsBelgium: between seasons / too few swabsAustria: not tested25%10%4%5%17%17%1%0%0%6%0%0%1%
Numbers are the share of swabs positive (%). Hover or tap a country for the week and the sample size.
Share of GP sentinel swabs positive for COVID-19, latest week per country, highest first
CountryCOVID-19Levelvs last weekFluRSVSwabsData week
Spain25.9%High▬ −0.33.9%0.2%664Wk 39
Ireland17.4%Moderate–0.0%0.0%23Wk 37
Lithuania17.2%Moderate▬ +2.3––728Wk 39
Slovenia10.0%Low–5.0%0.0%20Wk 37
Cyprus8.6%Low–3.6%0.0%35Wk 36–39pooled
Luxembourg6.7%Low–2.2%0.0%45Wk 39
France6.1%Low▼ −3.71.7%0.0%115Wk 39
Netherlands5.8%Low–7.7%0.0%52Wk 36–39pooled
Norway4.0%Baseline–0.0%0.0%25Wk 39
Czechia1.7%Baseline–––58Wk 39
Hungary1.3%Baseline▬ −0.30.0%0.0%75Wk 39
Denmark0.0%Baseline–3.7%0.0%27Wk 39
Estonia0.0%Baseline–0.0%0.0%22Wk 39
Germany0.0%Baseline▬ −1.60.0%0.0%85Wk 39
Greece0.0%Baseline–0.0%0.0%27Wk 39
Austrianot tested
Belgiumfewer than 20 swabs in the last four weeks · last data week 39
Bulgarianetwork reports in season only · last data week 14
Italynetwork reports in season only · last data week 9
Polandnetwork reports in season only · last data week 34
Portugalfewer than 20 swabs in the last four weeks · last data week 37
Slovakiafewer than 20 swabs in the last four weeks · last data week 39
Swedennetwork reports in season only · last data week 20

15 of 23 networks have a current COVID-19 figure. Reporting in season only: Bulgaria, Italy, Poland and Sweden. Too few swabs in the last four weeks: Belgium, Portugal and Slovakia.

Does COVID-19 still come in waves?

COVID-19 no longer keeps to the winter. Since 2023, SARS-CoV-2 has come in waves in late summer and autumn as well as around Christmas, which is why this page shows a continuous two-year line rather than a winter season.

Across the EU/EEA, the highest weeks of the last two years were week 28 2025 (18.7%), week 38 2025 (25.2%) and week 39 2026 (16.4%).

Test positivity is the best comparable signal across countries now that mass testing has ended: it tells you how likely it is that a cough, fever or sore throat seen by a GP is COVID-19 this week.

Ill with flu, COVID-19 or RSV: what to do

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV cause similar symptoms: fever, cough, sore throat, aches and tiredness. Most healthy adults get better at home within one to two weeks with rest, plenty to drink and paracetamol or ibuprofen for fever and pain.

Stay at home while you have a fever and keep away from people at higher risk: babies, older people and anyone who is pregnant or has a weakened immune system. Antiviral medicines for flu work best when they are started within 48 hours of the first symptoms, so people in a higher-risk group should contact a doctor early.

How long are you contagious? Our calculator works out your dates from the day your symptoms started: How long am I contagious with COVID-19?

See a doctor if

  • you are 65 or over, pregnant, or have recently given birth
  • you have a long-term condition, or a weakened immune system
  • you feel very unwell, or short of breath
  • your symptoms are not improving after 7 days
  • you are worried about a baby's or child's symptoms

Call 112 in an emergency

  • sudden chest pain
  • severe difficulty breathing — gasping, choking, or unable to get words out
  • coughing up blood
  • a baby who is breathing very fast, has blue lips or is unusually drowsy
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How to read these numbers

Each week, GPs in every country's sentinel network take swabs from a sample of patients who come in with flu-like illness or an acute respiratory infection, and laboratories test them for influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV. Test positivity is the share of those swabs that are positive. It tells you how likely it is that a flu-like illness is flu, COVID-19 or RSV right now — not how many people are ill.

For flu, below 10% is baseline: 10% is the epidemic threshold used in European sentinel surveillance. The bands above it (10–25% low, 25–40% moderate, 40–55% high, 55% and over very high), and the bands for COVID-19 (5/15/25/35%) and RSV (3/8/15/25%), are our own, so that every page uses the same scale.

Small samples swing from week to week. We leave out any week with fewer than 20 swabs, mark weeks with fewer than 50 (*), and only show a trend — a change of 3 percentage points or more against the previous week — when both weeks have at least 30. Between seasons, low-volume networks are pooled over four weeks and labelled. Only a solid weekly sample can be named Europe's highest.

The latest week is provisional: countries add late results, so a figure can still change in the next weekly release. The UK and Switzerland are not part of this dataset.

Questions people ask

Is COVID going around in Europe right now?

COVID-19 is going around across the EU/EEA: 16.4% of GP sentinel swabs were positive for SARS-CoV-2 in week 39 (21–27 Sep 2026), moderate, stable.

Does COVID-19 still come in winter waves?

Not only in winter. Since 2023 SARS-CoV-2 has also had waves in late summer and autumn, so a weekly figure says more than the calendar.

How long am I contagious with COVID-19?

Usually from one to two days before symptoms start until about five to ten days after, and longer if your immune system is weakened. Our Am I still contagious? calculator works out your dates.

How often is this page updated?

Every week, after ECDC and WHO Europe publish the ERVISS data, usually on a Friday. The latest week is provisional.

About this page

Medical review pending

Built by the Mobi Doctor medical content team from the weekly ECDC/WHO Europe ERVISS data release. Every figure on this page is calculated from that data by the same published method each week; nothing is typed in by hand.

Medical review by Dr. Chrysoula Liakou is in progress; this page will say when it is complete.

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