Days Between WHO declares COVID pandemic and today
Time since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Computed below across multiple units; if either date is "today", the page reflects the build date.
March 11, 2020 → today
2,246 days
In Other Units
| Total seconds | 194,054,400 |
|---|---|
| Total hours | 53,904 |
| Total days | 2,246 |
| Total weeks | 320.9 |
| Total months (calendar) | 73 |
| Total years (calendar) | 6 |
How to Calculate This in Code
JavaScript (with day.js)
dayjs('2026-05-05').diff(dayjs('2020-03-11'), 'day')
// 2246
Python
from datetime import date (date(2026, 5, 5) - date(2020, 3, 11)).days # 2246
Bash (GNU date)
echo $(( ($(date -d '2026-05-05' +%s) - $(date -d '2020-03-11' +%s)) / 86400 )) # 2246