Lapatilla
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.
By DW
Mar 18, 2022
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 two out of 188 countries and territories.
How has the COVID-19 trend evolved over the past weeks?
The situation deteriorated: 44 countries have reported more cases in the past two weeks compared with 14 days earlier.
What is the current 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: South Korea, Vietnam
- Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic
- Oceania: Vanuatu
More new cases:
- Asia: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Cyprus, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand
- Africa: Angola, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Nigeria, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
- Americas: Dominica
- Europe: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands
About the same number of new cases (no change or plus/minus 2%):
- Africa: Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan
- Americas: Cuba
- Europe: Ukraine
Fewer new cases:
- Asia: Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates
- Africa: Burundi, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
- Americas: Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, México, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of América
- Europe: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Less than half as many new cases:
- Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Timor Leste, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Palestinian territories, Yemen
- Africa: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sudan
- Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, Venezuela
- Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Romania, Russia
- Oceania: Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Zero new cases:
- Europe: Vatican
- Oceania: Marshall Islands
…
Read More: DW – COVID-19: Pandemic trends in three charts
…