St. Helena, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Slovenia, and Latvia recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, September 15, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 2.27 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.34 percent. St. Helena recorded the highest growth this week at 9.61 percent.
In St. Helena, the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded to date is 57. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased, showing only a 714.29 percent increase. The increase in this region was significantly higher 30 days ago, exceeding 2,750 percent.
Taiwan is second with 0.86 percent growth. Currently, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is recorded at 5.8 million. The region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, May 28, 2022, reaching 94,796 cases. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 4.68 percent.
Hong Kong recorded a 0.45 percent increase in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. The total number of cases in the country is 1.67 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 9,333.86 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, reaching 241,430 cases per day.
The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is Slovenia with 0.22 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 1.15 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 1,772.57 cases. The peak increase in cases in this country previously occurred on Thursday, February 3, 2022, reaching 23,332 cases per day.
The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is Latvia with 0.19 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 910,580. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 851.71 cases. The peak increase in cases in this country previously occurred on Sunday, February 20, 2022, reaching 11,992 cases per day.
Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 610.36 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (97.24 million cases), India (44.51 million cases), France (34.8 million cases), Brazil (34.59 million cases), and Germany (32.56 million cases).