Afghanistan, the Philippines, Estonia, Iran (Islamic Republic), and Lithuania recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.01 percent for these top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0 percent. Afghanistan recorded the highest growth this week at 0.02 percent.
In Afghanistan, as of today, a total of 224,440 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 0.11 percent. Thirty days ago, the region experienced significantly higher growth, reaching 0.38 percent.
The Philippines is second with 0.01 percent. Currently, the country has recorded 4.17 million COVID-19 cases. The region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, January 16, 2022, reaching 38,867 cases. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 0.02 percent.
Estonia follows with 0 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. With a total of 619,440 cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week was 0. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Thursday, February 17, 2022, reaching 8,438 cases.
Iran (Islamic Republic) follows with 0 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. With a total of 7.61 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week was 17.71. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, reaching 39,819 cases.
Lithuania follows with 0 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants. With a total of 1.32 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week was 21.43. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, reaching 106,670 cases.
Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 687.85 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (107.56 million), India (45 million), France (40.14 million), Germany (38.43 million), and Brazil (37.73 million).