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COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing Tracker
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CountryNameLaunch Status?Voluntary?ProtocolInteroperable With?Data collected viaDownloadsUptake (% of country or region total population)Uptake last updatedSpecific Regulation and LegislationNumber of Positive Cases Entered or Alerts Sent in the App (if applicable)Cases Entered or Alerts Sent last updatedOther NotesInfection ReportingContact alertingActions
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AustraliaCOVIDSafeLiveYesBluetooth7,100,000 28.4%02/12/2020Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Act 2020In New South Wales, COVIDSafe has identified more than 560 close contacts that were not picked up by the manual contact tracing process. Of these, 2 contacts were later diagnosed with the virus.25/08/2020As of 11th June, 2020, the app had not identified any contacts not otherwise known to local public health authorities
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AustriaStopp CoronaLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth600,000 6.7%04/06/2020
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Azerbaijane-TabibLiveBluetooth
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BahrainBeAwareLiveTBDBluetooth, Location25.0%Bahrain has said that, as of the 17th June, 2020, "11,000 individuals have been alerted through the app and prioritised for testing, of which more than 1,500 have tested positive"
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BelgiumBelgium AppDue in September; Currently in consultationYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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BotswanaBsafeLiveUnclearQR CodeIncludes a colour-coded health status required to be shown to enter businesses or undetake some activities
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BruneiBruHealthLiveUnclearGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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BuhtanDruk TraceLiveMandatory in public placesQR Code
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BulgariaViruSafeLiveYesLocation55,000 0.8%
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CanadaCOVID AlertLive in OntarioYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothUsers who have tested positive for COVID-19 self-report their status within the app, using an eight-digit number from health officials to verify their positive result.
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Canada (Alberta)ABTraceTogetherLiveYesBlueTraceBluetooth231,000 5.3%31/07/2020Privacy Impact Assessment by the Office of the Information
and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
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CroatiaStop COVID-19LiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth
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CyprusCovTracerLiveYesLocation9,000 0.8%
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Czech RepubliceRouskaLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth160,000 1.5%
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DenmarkSmitte|stopLiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth1,854,562 32.0%01/12/2020All the major Danish political parties signed a political agreement on the purpose, principles and implementation of the app on the 15th May, 2020. The agreement itself suggests the parties believe existing legislation is sufficient for governance of the app209 people have shared their IDs via the app after testing positive. The Statens Serum Institute, through a questionnaire of those booking a COVID-19 test, found 48 people who had booked a test as a result of being notified through the app. 46 of the 48 reported not having been in contact with manual contact tracers.30/07/2020
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EcuadorASILiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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EstoniaHOIALiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth100,000 7.5%07/09/2020Government in the process of amending existing legislation22 people have declared themselves ill through the app.07/09/2020
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FijiCareFijiIn DevelopmentTBDTBD
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FinlandCorona BlinkerLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth1,500,000 27.3%03/09/2020The Finnish Parliament has temporarily amended their Communicable Diseases Act to allow for and govern the contact tracing app. The amendment will come into force on 31st August 2020 and expired on 31st March 2021
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FranceTousAntiCovidLiveYesRoBERTBluetooth4,000,000 6.0%22/10/2020Decree 2020-650 of 29 May 2020 relating to the processing of data for "StopCovid"If a person is tested positive by a health authority and informs the app, they will automatically upload the IDs of those they have been in contact with to a central server
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GermanyCorona-Warn-AppLiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth19,300,000 23.3%12/10/2020Government believes specific legislation is not necessary because the app is based on the consent of individuals
fulfilling the GDPR requirements
1052 people have been issued with verified positive test result codes that can be entered into the app. Not all of these codes were necessarily entered into the app to trigger exposure notifications.28/07/2020If a user then tests positive, they get a QR code which lets them upload their identifiers for the last 14 days. Some labs cannot send QR codes, so the user must ring a hotline and answer questions to report their resultUsers periodically download identifiers from the central server and check those against identifiers on the Developmentice. Users get an alert if there is a match
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GhanaGH COVID-19 TrackerLiveYesLocation
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GibraltarBEAT COVID GIBRALTARLiveYesGoogle/AppleUK Federated Server ParticipantsBluetooth
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HungaryVirusRadarLiveYesNot Google/AppleBluetoothGovernment believes existing national legislation is sufficient to cover the processing in the mobile applications
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IcelandRakning C-19LiveYesLocation140,000 38.5%11/05/2020If you are diagnosed with COVID-19, you can choose to share your data with the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management’s Contact Tracing TeamManual contact tracers will use the data alongside conversations with the users to identity potential contacts
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IndiaAarogya SetuLiveNoBluetooth, Location100,000,000 7.4%
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IranMask.irLiveYesLocation
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IrelandCOVID Tracker AppLiveYesGoogle/AppleNorthern Ireland, European Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth2,100,000 42.9%19/10/2020Government believes specific legislation is not necessary because the app is based on the consent of individuals
fulfilling the GDPR requirements
1,618 users who have tested positive have uploaded their random IDs. 3,206 users have received close contact alerts.13/10/2020The Irish Contact Tracing App is interoperable with the Northern Irish App
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IsraelHaMagenLiveYesLocation2,000,000 22.5%
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ItalyImmuniLiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth6,400,000 10.7%25/08/2020The President and Council of Ministers issued DECREE-LAW April 30, 2020, n. 28 with Article 6 setting out specific regulations for a COVID-19 alerting systemUsers can upload their identifiers to Immuni's server by dictating a one-time password, given to them after a positive test, to a healthcare operator. They can currently only in the regions participating in the pilot project (Abruzzo, Liguria, Marche, and Puglia).Users periodically download identifiers from the central server and check those against identifiers on the Developmentice. Users get an alert if there is a match
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JapanCOCOALiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth18,650,000 14.7%20/10/202027 positive cases have been registered through the app as of July 21st
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JerseyJersey COVID AlertLiveYesGoogle/AppleUK Federated Server ParticipantsBluetooth
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JordanAMANLiveLocation
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LatviaApturi CovidLiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth40,000 2.0%02/06/2020
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LithuaniaLithuanian AppDue in AugustGovernment believes specific legislation is not necessary because the app is based on the consent of individuals
fulfilling the GDPR requirements
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LuxembourgNo app currently planned
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KenyaKenyan AppSpeculated development based on Google API WhitelistGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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KuwaitShlonikLiveTBDLocation
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MalaysiaMyTraceLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth100,000 0.3%
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MaltaMaltese AppIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothGovernment have indicated that specific legislation was under consideration.
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MexicoCovidRadarLiveYesBluetooth
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New ZealandCovidCardTrialing in RotoruaYesBluetooth via custom card worn on lanyard
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New ZealandNZ COVID TracerLiveYesQR Code; exploring the use of Bluetooth596,000 12.4%15/07/2020
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NetherlandsDutch AppIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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North MacedoniaStopKorona!LiveYesBluetoothTo other users and medical professionalsInformed to take timely self-isolation, testing and treatment measures.
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NorwaySmittestoppBanned from processing dataYesBluetooth1,427,000 26.6%On 15th June, 2020, they were ordered by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority to cease data collection until further notice.Medical professionalsTo other users and medical professionals"The message will advise about how to limit further transmission."
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PhilippinesStaySafe.PHLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth, QR Code
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PolandProteGO SafeLiveYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetoothGovernment believes existing national legislation is sufficient to cover the processing in the mobile applications
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PortugalSTAYAWAY COVIDDue in AugustYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothThe Portuguese Council of Ministers approved a decree-law establishing a specific legal framework for the STAYAWAY COVID app on the 16th July, 2020. The legal framework was adopted on the recommendation of Portugal's National Data Protection Commission report assessing the app, which judged a specific legal framework was necessary
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QatarEhterazLiveNoBluetooth, Location
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Saudi ArabiaTabaudLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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SlovakiaGovernment have indicated that specific legislation was under consideration.
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SloveniaOstaniZdravLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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SingaporeTrace TogetherLiveYesBlueTraceBluetooth2,100,000 36.8%26/06/2020Medical professionalsTo user and medical professionalsDecided by medical professional
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South AfricaCOVID Alert South AfricaLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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SpainRadar COVIDRoll-out in SeptemberYesGoogle/AppleEuropean Gateway ParticipantsBluetooth4,000,000 8.5%17/09/2020
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SwedenNo app currently planned
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SwitzerlandSwissCovidLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth2,539,619 29.6%16/10/2020The Epidemics Act was amended as of 25/06/2020 to include Article 60a covering the use of a proximity tracing for coronavirus. In total, 440 postive test result codes were entered into the app12/09/2020The Swiss Government has additionally published an Ordinance on the Proximity Tracing System for the Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 including further detail on the regulation of the contact tracing system. If a user tests positive, the cantonal authorities issue them with a code allowing them to activate the notification function in their app. Other app users that have had an encounter with the infected person in the period starting two days before that person first experienced symptoms of the disease are automatically notified when the code is enteredAnyone notified is entitled to a free test. If a person who has been notified has symptoms, they should stay at home, avoid contact with other people, and do the coronavirus check or call their doctor.
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TunisiaE7miLiveTBDBluetooth
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TurkeyHayat Eve SığarLiveNoBluetooth, Location
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United Arab EmiratesAlhosnLiveYesBluetoothThe Alhosn health coding system involves the generation of a unique personal QR code and a colour-coding system that determines the status of your health in relation to COVID-19. "Green indicates you have been tested and you are healthy. This could grant you access to public places in the future."
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United Arab EmiratesTraceCovidLiveYesBluetooth
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United Kingdom (England and Wales)NHS COVID-19 AppLiveYesGoogle/AppleUK Federated Server ParticipantsBluetooth, QR Code20,056,685 35.8%18/11/2020Self-reportedTo other users and medical professionalsSelf-isolation if necessary
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United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)StopCOVID NILiveYesGoogle/AppleUK Federated Server Participants, IrelandBluetoothThe Northern Irish App was developed NearForm, who built the Irish App, and the Northern Irish App is explcitly built on the same platform and solution. The two apps can share data across borders and alert users across the two countries.
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United Kingdom (Scotland)Protect ScotlandLiveYesGoogle/AppleUK Federated Server ParticipantsBluetooth1,000,000 18.3%17/09/2020The app will be developed by Nearform, using the same software as the Irish, Northern Irish and Gibraltan contact tracing apps, and will work with those apps across the common travel area.
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United States (Federal)APHL National Key ServerIn DevelopmentA national server aimed to securely host the keys of those affected users, eliminate duplication and enable notifications across state borders
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United States (Alabama)GuideSafeLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (Arizona)CovidWatchIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothBeing developed by an non-for-profit called CovidWatch and being piloted at the University of Arizona. Given Google and Apple have said the API is for public health agencies and XDA Developers found gov.azdhs.covidwatch.android on the Google API whitelist, we can assume this is endorsed and supported by the State of Arizona
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United States (California)
California COVID Notify
Pilot through OctoberYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (Delaware)COVID Alert DELiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth50,000 5.1%20/10/2020Also developed by NearForm
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United States (Nevada)Covid TraceLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (New York)New York AppIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (North and South Dakota, & Wyoming)Care19Replaced by Care19 AlertYesLocation
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United States (North Dakota & Wyoming)Care19 AlertLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (Oklahoma)Oklahoma MTX AppIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (Pennsylvania)COVID Alert PAIn PilotYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothLikely to contract NearForm, who have already developed the Irish and Northern Irish apps. Pennsylvania is reportedly working with Delaware and may be joined by further states.
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United States (Rhode Island)CRUSH COVID RILiveYesLocation
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United States (South Carolina)South Carolina AppIn DevelopmentYesGoogle/AppleBluetooth
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United States (Utah)Healthy TogetherLiveYesBluetooth58,000 1.8%15/07/2020Previously used location data but officials later turned them off
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United States (Virginia)COVIDWISELiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothAlso looking at adding a GPS-based app if it needs to map hot spots, according to the state health department’s deputy commissioner for administration, Mona Bector.
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United States (Washington)Under Consideration
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United States (Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont)No app currently planned
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UruguayCoronavirus UYLiveYesGoogle/AppleBluetoothSource code:https://github.com/AGESIC-UY
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VietnamBlueZoneLiveYesDecentralised but not Google/AppleBluetooth19,400,000 25.3%19/08/2020
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