The first graphs today show what is happening across the continents in raw number and trend terms:
They are all trending upward - Africa and Asia have been steadily increasing over the last fortnight; Europe and North America are also rising slowly after a period of decline and South America is sharply increasing after a period of stability.
The next looks at some of the countries we have focused on - the good news is that the UK and Turkey case numbers have been trending downward for a month now but all of the others are trending back up over the last 10 days or so after a period of decline. Note that we've taken Brazil out of the graph as it has shot through the roof.
Next up are the trends for selected Asian countries over the last 30 days. In the first graph, the almost linear trends for Pakistan and Bangladesh with case numbers approaching 2,000 per day indicate that there is little sign of any control being gained over their outbreaks and although Afghanistan has much lower numbers, the trend line is similarly steep. On the positive side, Kuwait, Indonesia and the UAE, seem to be gaining ground.
In the next Asian group, Iraq and Oman continue to climb steeply while Armenia and Bahrain are still climbing but less rapidly while Kazakhstan and Tajikistan are both heading in the right direction.
The trends within Africa aren't much better. In this first graph both Egypt and South Africa are still rising steeply
This next group is a bit more balanced with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya trending upward and Algeria trending downward while the remainder are reasonably steady.
The last graph shows the Ivory Coast climbing steeply, with shallower climbs for Mauritania and Mali while Togo has started to decline.
