COVID-19: Latest Developments

Last updated: 15 October 2021

The charts on this page track the spread of COVID-19 and its impact on the world’s economies and asset markets in real time. Most include daily data, which we are updating every working day. More comprehensive analysis of monthly and quarterly indicators is available to clients elsewhere on our website, including in our monthly Chart Books. This page also contains links to our latest analysis.

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Global Daily New Infections (000s, 7D MA)

Global Daily New Deaths (000s, 7D MA)

Total Coronavirus First and Second Vaccine Doses Administered as % of Total Population (Latest)

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Emerging Markets Economics Update

The vaccine tide is slowly turning

A likely flood of exports from India and China, as well as a ramping up of donations from the US, should help to significantly boost vaccine supply for the many poor EMs in Africa and South and South East Asia whose vaccine rollouts lag behind. That said, logistical constraints and,...

6 Oct 2021

Emerging Asia Economics Update

Vietnam: Is the worst over?

With cases of COVID-19 in Vietnam falling sharply and the government easing restrictions, factories are starting to reopen, and the latest data suggest the worst is now over for the country’s manufacturing sector. However, with backlogs of work mounting up, disruption is likely to last for some time.

5 Oct 2021

China Activity Monitor

Delta blow to give way to property downturn

Our China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that economic output dropped back sharply in August. The big hit to services activity from efforts to contain the Delta variant should mostly reverse this month. But the downturn in the property sector has further to run.

27 Sep 2021

The impact in different regions and countries

Daily New Infections (7d MA)

Daily New Infections Per Million (7d MA)

Daily New Deaths (7d MA)

Daily New Deaths Per Million (7d MA)

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