Before revision:  We detect significant similarities in the evolution of cases and deaths up to a suitable offset in time. We compute this offset and use it to identify anomalous countries in the progression of cases to deaths.
After revision:  We detect significant similarities in the evolution of these two systems. With this in mind, we also develop a method to analyse the similarity and anomalies between two related multivariate systems in conjunction, allowing us to identify anomalous countries in the progression of cases to deaths.