Burundi's Total COVID-19 Case Growth Per Million Population is the Highest

Burundi, Montserrat, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Slovenia recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.62 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.19 percent. The highest growth this week was recorded in Burundi at 1.13 percent.

In Burundi, as of today, a total of 48,548 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 2.75 percent. Thirty days ago, the region experienced significantly higher growth, reaching 12.32 percent.

Montserrat is second with 0.82 percent growth. A total of 1,106 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country. The region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, with 160 new cases that day. Weekly growth has since decreased to 2.69 percent.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Taiwan at 0.5 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 4.95 million. The average daily increase over the past week was 21,410 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022, reaching 94,796 cases.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Hong Kong at 0.4 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 1.43 million. The average daily increase over the past week was 4,821.86 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, reaching 241,430 cases.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Slovenia at 0.24 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 1.11 million. The average daily increase over the past week was 1,148.57 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Thursday, February 3, 2022, reaching 23,332 cases.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 592.79 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (94.98 million), India (44.3 million), France (34.28 million), Brazil (34.22 million), and Germany (31.67 million).