Some countries are reporting more new coronavirus infections compared with the previous two weeks. Global data trends show that the pandemic isn’t over yet. DW sums up the current situation in three charts.
By DW
Dec 3, 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 deteriorated slightly: 75 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 nationwide spread — in the past 28 days, countries and territories classify as follows:
More than twice as many new cases:
- África: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mauritius, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Américas: Grenada
- Europe: Andorra, France, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Spain
More new cases:
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Qatar, Taiwan, Vietnam, Palestinian territories
- África: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo
- Américas: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Oceania: Australia
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/minus 2%):
- Asia: Bhutan, Sri Lanka,Tajikistan
- África: Egypt, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Fewer new cases:
- Asia: Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
- África: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
- Américas: Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Venezuela
- Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine
- Oceania: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea
Less than half as many new cases:
- Asia: Armenia, Philippines, Yemen
- África: Benin, Botswana, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia
- Américas: Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Honduras, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Europe: Romania
- Oceania: Fiji
Zero new cases:
- África: Chad
- Europe: Vatican
- Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
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