Vanuatu's Total COVID-19 Cases per Million Population Now Highest

Vanuatu, Bhutan, South Korea, New Zealand, and Laos recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 4.8 percent for these top five countries. This average is lower than the previous week's 6.29 percent. The highest growth this week was recorded in Vanuatu, at 12.24 percent.

In Vanuatu, as of today, a total of 3,128 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased, showing only an 84 percent increase. The situation in this region previously saw significantly higher increases; 30 days ago, the increase was over 17,280 percent.

Bhutan is second with 4.2 percent growth. A total of 26,963 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the country. Today marks the peak of COVID-19 case additions in this region. According to data published on Worldometer, the number of COVID-19 cases in Bhutan increased by 1,087 in a single day. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 13.22 percent.

South Korea follows with a 3.44 percent increase in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. With a total of 12.77 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in this region over the past week was 274,740. Previously, the peak of new cases in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, reaching 621,330 cases per day.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is New Zealand, with 2.54 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 643,880. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 12,720 cases. Previously, the peak of new cases in this country occurred on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, reaching 46,431 cases per day.

Laos recorded a 1.57 percent increase in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. The total number of cases in the country is 174,140. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 1,770.29 cases. Previously, the peak of new cases in this country occurred on Thursday, March 24, 2022, reaching 2,819 cases per day.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 481.15 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (81.72 million), India (43.02 million), Brazil (29.92 million), France (25.45 million), and the United Kingdom (21.07 million).