Zimbabwe's COVID-19 Case Growth Per Million Population is Highest

Zimbabwe, Taiwan, the United Republic of Tanzania, Austria, and Macau recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.15 percent for the top five countries. This average is lower than the previous week's 0.17 percent. The highest growth this week was recorded in Zimbabwe at 0.21 percent.

In Zimbabwe, as of today, a total of 263,640 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 0.21 percent. Thirty days ago, the region experienced significantly higher growth, reaching 1.41 percent.

Taiwan is second with 0.2 percent. Currently, the country has recorded 9.86 million COVID-19 cases. 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 1.33 percent.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is the United Republic of Tanzania with 0.15 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 42,775. The average daily increase over the past week is 7.57 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Friday, December 31, 2021, reaching 2,823 cases.

Austria recorded 0.11 percent of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. The total number of cases in the country is 5.84 million. The average daily increase over the past week is 4,308.71 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Sunday, January 23, 2022, reaching 73,920 cases.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Macau with 0.1 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 3,510. The average daily increase over the past week is 0.57 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Friday, December 30, 2022, reaching 458 cases.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 673.19 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (104.8 million), India (44.68 million), France (39.57 million), Germany (37.95 million), and Brazil (36.95 million).