Some countries are reporting more new coronavirus infections compared with the previous two weeks. Global data trends show that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over yet. DW sums up the current situation in three charts.
By DW
Sep 24, 2021
What’s the current global trend?
The goal for all countries is to make it to the blue section of the chart and stay there. Countries and territories in this section have reported no new cases for four weeks in a row.
Currently, that is the case for six out of 188 countries and territories.
Please note: The number of newly reported cases highly depends on a country’s ability to conduct tests and its strategy for administering tests. Additionally, some countries have been criticized for not accurately reporting case numbers.
How has the COVID-19 trend evolved over the past weeks?
The situation has not changed significantly 67 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks compared with the previous 14 days.
What is the current COVID-19 trend in my country?
Based on the newly reported case numbers – which can reflect local outbreaks as well as the countrywide spread – in the past 28 days, countries and territories classify as follows:
More than twice as many new cases:
- Asia: China, Singapore
- Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
- Americas: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Europe: Romania, Slovakia
More new cases:
- Asia: Armenia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Jordan, South Korea, Laos, Philippines, Syria, Turkey
- Africa: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, Zimbabwe
- Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay
- Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine
- Oceania: Australia, Papua New Guinea
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/minus 2%):
- Africa: Liberia, Sierra Leone
- Americas: Chile
- Europe: Belgium, San Marino
Fewer new cases:
- Asia: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cyprus, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Palestinian territories, Yemen
- Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
- Americas: Bahamas, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, United States of America, Venezuela
- Europe: Albania, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Oceania: Fiji
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