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The coronavirus pandemic is far from over
Most countries are reporting more new coronavirus infections. Global data indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. DW sums up the current situation in three charts.
These charts and this article are updated every Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. UTC. Last updated: March 26, 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.
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: 109 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, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Syria, Timor Leste, Uzbekistan, Yemen
Africa: Central African Republic, Djibouti, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius
Americas: Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago
Europe: Iceland
Oceania: Papua New Guinea
More new cases:
Asia: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Ka
zakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Palestinian territories
Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Uruguay, Venezuela
Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine
Oceania: New Zealand
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/ minus 2%):
Asia: Lebanon
Africa: Eritrea, Gabon, Namibia, Niger
Americas: Bolivia, Dominica, Nicaragua
Europe: Belarus, Estonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Spain
Fewer new cases:
Asia: Myanmar, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Sri
Lanka, United Arab Emirates
Africa: Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Americas: Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, United States of America
Europe: Albania, Czech Republic, Latvia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, United Kingdom
Oceania: Australia, Vanuatu
Less than half as many new cases:
Asia: Israel, Laos, Vietnam Africa: Eswatini, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan
Americas: Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oceania: Fiji
Zero new cases:
Asia: Tajikistan
Europe: Vatican
Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands
If you have questions regarding the analysis, please refer to the project's Github repository for code and methodology. For feedback regarding the charts, please contact: data-team@dw.com
The charts in this article were inspired by the work of Lisa Charlotte Rost.