El Salvador, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hungary, and Russia recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, September 1, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 1.57 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.41 percent. El Salvador recorded the highest growth this week at 5.75 percent.
In El Salvador, as of today, a total of 201,780 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week remained the same at 5.75 percent. Previously, a similar increase in cases was observed 30 days ago, also around 5.75 percent.
Taiwan is second with 0.66 percent growth. Currently, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is recorded at 5.31 million. The region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Saturday, May 28, 2022, reaching 94,796 cases. Weekly case growth has begun to decline, with a growth rate of 3.77 percent.
The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Hong Kong with 0.62 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 1.54 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 8,542.71 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 Hungary with 0.6 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 2.05 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 2,106 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, reaching 45,047 cases.
The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Russia with 0.24 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 19.53 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 43,040 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Saturday, February 12, 2022, reaching 203,950 cases.
Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 602.72 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (96.15 million), India (44.43 million), France (34.51 million), Brazil (34.41 million), and Germany (32.1 million).