Czech Republic Reports Highest COVID-19 Case Growth per Million People

The Czech Republic, Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 2.18 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.34 percent. The highest growth this week was recorded in the Czech Republic at 9.25 percent.

In the Czech Republic, the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded to date is 4.56 million. The growth in cases over the past week has begun to decline, increasing by only 9.32 percent. Thirty days ago, the addition of cases in this region was significantly higher, at around 9.65 percent.

Japan is second with 0.56 percent. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is currently recorded at 24.79 million. This region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, August 19, 2022, with an addition of 261,250 cases that day. The growth in cases over the past week has begun to decline, with a growth rate of 3.01 percent.

Switzerland follows with 0.44 percent of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. With a total of 4.32 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in this region over the past week was 3,026.57. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, reaching 123,390 cases per day.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is Hong Kong, at 0.42 percent. The total number of cases in this country is 2.12 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 8,332.71 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, reaching 241,430 cases per day.

Following this, Taiwan recorded 0.21 percent of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. The total number of cases in this country is 8.31 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 14,650 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022, reaching 94,796 cases per day.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 642.82 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (100.53 million cases), India (44.67 million cases), France (37.78 million cases), Germany (36.46 million cases), and Brazil (35.27 million cases).