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COVID-19: Pandemic trends in three charts
Only a few countries are reporting more new coronavirus infections compared with the previous two weeks. DW sums up the global data on the current situation in three charts.
These charts and this article are updated every Friday between 1100 and 1300 UTC. Last updated: April 29, 2022. You can always nd this article at dw.com/covid19-trend
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 remains unchanged: 41 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks compared with 14 days earlier.
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 nationwide spread — in the past 28 days, countries and territories classify as follows:
More than twice as many new cases:
Asia: India, Taiwan
Africa: Angola, Burundi, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa
Americas: Belize, Grenada, Honduras, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Oceania: Samoa, Solomon Islands
More new cases:
Asia: China, Saudi Arabia
Africa: Eswatini, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Togo
Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America
Europe: Finland, Montenegro, Spain
Oceania: Fiji, Marshall Islands
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/ minus 2%):
Africa: Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Zambia
Europe: Ukraine
Fewer new cases:
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Georgia, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Timor Leste, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Palestinian territories
Africa: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan,
Sudan, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Americas: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Nicaragua
Europe: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu
Less than half as many new cases:
Asia: Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Cyprus, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen Africa: Botswana, Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Gambia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Somalia, Uganda
Americas: Cuba, Dominica, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela
Europe: Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, United Kingdom
Oceania: Papua New Guinea
Zero new cases:
Asia: Tajikistan
Africa: Benin, Central African Republic
Oceania: Marshall 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 Muth.