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
Jul 23, 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 five out of 188 countries and territories.
How has the COVID-19 trend evolved over the past weeks?
The situation has deteriorated further: 118 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: Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Israel, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Singapore, Vietnam, Yemen
- Africa: Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Eswatini, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal
- Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, United States of America
- Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Spain, Switzerland
- Oceania: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
More new cases:
- Asia: Armenia, Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Qatar, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan
- Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
- Americas: Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua
- Europe: Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom
- Oceania: Papua New Guinea
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/minus 2%):
- Africa: Central African Republic, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
- Americas: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Europe: Liechtenstein, Poland
Fewer new cases:
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Kuwait, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, United Arab Emirates, Palestinian territories
- Africa: Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
- Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
- Europe: Latvia
Less than half as many new cases:
- Asia: Asia: Oman, Syria, Taiwan
- Africa: Egypt, Eritrea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan
- Americas: Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay
- Europe: Kosovo
Zero new cases:
- Europe: Vatican
- Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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