Bhutan's Total COVID-19 Case Growth Per Million Population Reaches Highest Level

Bhutan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Latvia, and Qatar recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.38 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.33 percent. Bhutan recorded the highest growth this week at 0.51 percent.

In Bhutan, as of today, the total number of COVID-19 cases is recorded at 61,730. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 0.51 percent. Thirty days ago, the addition of cases in this region was significantly higher, reaching approximately 1.56 percent.

Taiwan is second with 0.48 percent. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is recorded at 6 million. This 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 5.1 percent.

Hong Kong follows with a percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population of 0.37 percent. With a total of 1.71 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in this region over the past week was 7,931.57 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, with a record of 241,430 cases per day.

Latvia follows with a percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population of 0.32 percent. With a total of 916,280 cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in this region over the past week was 1,066.71 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Sunday, February 20, 2022, with a record of 11,992 cases per day.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population is Qatar with 0.21 percent. The total number of cases in this country is 442,390. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 793.57 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Thursday, January 13, 2022, with a record of 4,206 cases per day.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 612.65 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (97.53 million cases), India (44.54 million cases), France (34.92 million cases), Brazil (34.64 million cases), and Germany (32.68 million cases).