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Coronaviru­s trend: The pandemic is far from over

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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: January 22, 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 six 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 slightly: 100 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: Cambodia

Africa: Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote dIvoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Togo, Zambia

Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Guyana, Haiti, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Europe: Portugal, Spain

More new cases:

Asia: Bahrain, China, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Philippine­s, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates

Africa: Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe

Americas: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Europe: Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovin­a, Finland, France, Ireland, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Monaco

Oceania: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea

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

Asia: Iran

Americas: Canada, Nicaragua Europe: Belarus, Italy, Montenegro

Fewer new cases:

Asia: Armenia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Georgia, India, Iraq, Jordan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Syria, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Palestinia­n territorie­s, Yemen

Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Somalia

Americas: Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Grenada, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States of America

Europe: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherland­s, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerlan­d, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Oceania: Australia

Less than half as many new cases:

Asia: Afghanista­n, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Tajikistan, Vietnam

Africa: Central African Republic, Mali, Uganda

Americas: Dominica

Europe: Liechtenst­ein Oceania: Fiji

Zero new cases:

Asia: Laos

Europe: Vatican

Oceania: Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu

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.

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Case numbers are still rising in many countries

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