diff --git a/plugins/covid.py b/plugins/covid.py
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+import json
+from urllib.request import urlopen
+
+from cloudbot import hook
+
+slugs = []
+isos = []
+
+
+def getglobal():
+    api = urlopen("https://api.covid19api.com/world")
+    data = json.loads(api.read())
+    data = data[0]
+    cases = data["TotalConfirmed"]
+    deaths = data["TotalDeaths"]
+    recovered = data["TotalRecovered"]
+    return "Global: Cases: %s Deaths: %s Recovered: %s" % (
+        cases,
+        deaths,
+        recovered,
+    )
+
+
+def getcountry(country):
+    api = urlopen("https://api.covid19api.com/live/country/" + country)
+    data = json.loads(api.read())
+    fullname = data[0]["Country"]
+    cases = 0
+    deaths = 0
+    recovered = 0
+    for row in data:
+        cases += row["Confirmed"]
+        deaths += row["Deaths"]
+        recovered += row["Recovered"]
+    return "%s: Cases: %s Deaths: %s Recovered: %s" % (
+        fullname,
+        cases,
+        deaths,
+        recovered,
+    )
+
+
+@hook.command("covid", autohelp=False)
+def covid(text, reply):
+    r"""<country> - returns covid numbers"""
+    if len(slugs) <= 0 and len(isos) <= 0:
+        getcountries()
+    country = text.split(" ")[0]
+    if country == "":
+        country = "global"
+    if (
+        country not in slugs
+        and country.upper() not in isos
+        and country != "global"
+    ):
+        return "Error, %s is not a valid country" % country
+    if country == "global":
+        response = getglobal()
+    else:
+        response = getcountry(country)
+    return response
+
+
+@hook.on_connect
+def getcountries():
+    if len(slugs) > 0 and len(isos) > 0:
+        return
+    slugs.clear()
+    isos.clear()
+    api = urlopen("https://api.covid19api.com/countries")
+    data = json.loads(api.read())
+    for row in data:
+        slugs.append(row["Slug"])
+        isos.append(row["ISO2"])