The coronavirus pandemic is far from over

Many countries are reporting fewer new coronavirus infections. But global data indicate that 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 1100 and 1300 UTC. Last updated: May 7, 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 four 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 improved significantly: 58 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks compared with the previous 14 days.

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

Based on the newly reported case numbers — which can re

flect 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: Afghanistan, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan Africa: Cameroon

Americas: Trinidad and Tobago

Oceania: Fiji

More new cases:

Asia: Asia: Bahrain, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Africa: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Lesotho, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda

Americas: Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname

Europe: Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, United Kingdom

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

Asia: Kazakhstan

Africa: Chad

Americas: Colombia, Panama, Paraguay

Europe: Belarus, Iceland,

Russia

Oceania: Australia

Fewer new cases:

Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cyprus, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Africa: Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Tunisia

Americas: Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela

Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Oceania: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

Less than half as many new cases:

Asia: Bangladesh, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian territories, Yemen

Africa: Burkina Faso, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada

Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, San Marino

Zero new cases:

Asia: Tajikistan

Europe: Vatican

Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa

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.

Case numbers are still rising in many countries