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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: May 13, 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 nine 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 deteriorated slightly: 73 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: Cyprus, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Timor Leste
Africa: Botswana, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Eswatini, Mauritania, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Americas: Argentina, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Uruguay
Europe: San Marino
More new cases:
Asia: Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, India, Nepal, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, United Arab Emirates
Africa: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone
Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Venezuela
Europe: Andorra, Moldova, Portugal, Spain
Oceania: Australia, Solomon Islands
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/ minus 2%):
Africa: Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Togo
Europe: Croatia, North Macedonia, Ukraine
Fewer new cases:
Asia: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Liberia, Mali, Seychelles, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia
Americas: Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Peru
Europe: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Oceania: Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Vanuatu
Less than half as many new cases:
Asia: Armenia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Turkey, Vietnam, Palestinian territories, Yemen
Africa: Chad, Libya
Americas: Cuba, Honduras Europe: Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia
Oceania: Papua New Guinea, Samoa
Zero new cases:
Asia: Tajikistan
Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Americas: El Salvador, Nicaragua
Europe: Vatican,
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.