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Coronavirus trend: The pandemic is far from over
Most countries are reporting more new COVID-19 infections. And data for the global picture shows: 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: March 19, 2021.
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 five out of 188 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 further: 97 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: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Mongolia, Timor Leste, Yemen
Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger
Americas: Guyana, Jamaica Europe: France, Iceland, Spain Oceania: Papua New Guinea
More new cases:
Asia: Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, India, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Palestinian territories
Africa: Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan
Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominica, Grenada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/ minus two percent):
Asia: Bhutan, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan
Africa: Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Togo
Americas: Colombia
Europe: Luxembourg
Fewer new cases:
Asia: Bahrain, Myanmar, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam
Africa: Algeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, United States of America
Europe: Albania, Belarus, Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, United Kingdom
Oceania: Fiji
Less than half as many new cases:
Africa: Benin, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi
Americas: Haiti, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Zero new cases:
Asia: Tajikistan
Europe: Vatican
Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands
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