Coronavirus trend: The pandemic is far from over

Most countries are reporting more and more new COVID-19 cases every day, and data for the global picture shows that the pandemic is far from over. DW's weekly statistics update.

Most countries are reporting more and more new COVID-19 cases every day, and data for the global picture shows that the pandemic is far from over. DW's weekly statistics update.

These charts and this article are updated every Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. UTC. Last updated: December 4, 2020.

What's the current global trend?

The goal for all countries is to make it to the blue part 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 four out of 212 countries and territories.

Please note: The number of newly reported cases highly depends on acountry'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 deteriorated: 116 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks, compared to the previous 14 days.

Wh at is th e cu rren t COVID-19 trend in my country?

Based on the newly reported case numbers — which can reflect local outbreaks as well as countrywide spread — in the past 28 days, countries and territories classify as follows:

More than twice as many new cases:

Asia: Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Palestinian territories, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Yemen

Africa: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Seychelles, Sudan, Zimbabwe

Americas: Belize, Bermuda, Curacao, Nicaragua

Europe: Faroe Islands, Jersey Oceania: Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea

More new cases:

Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Timor Leste, United Arab Emirates

Africa: Algeria, Burundi, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Uganda

Americas: Anguilla, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos islands, United States of

America, US Virgin Islands, Uruguay

Europe: Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand

About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/ minus 2%):

Americas: Chile, Haiti Europe: Iceland, Slovenia

Fewer new cases:

Asia: Armenia, Bahrain, China, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Africa: Angola, Benin, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Sierra

Leone, Somalia, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia

Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Venezuela

Europe: Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Oceania: French Polynesia, Northern Mariana Islands

Less than half as many new cases:

Africa: Botswana, Central African Republic, Mauritius

Americas: Dominica, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Europe: Belgium, France, Isle of Man, Monaco

Oceania: Guam

Zero new cases:

Africa: Tanzania, Western

Sahara

Americas: Montserrat

Europe: Vatican

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The charts in this article were inspired by the work of Lisa Charlotte Rost.