Bhutan, Taiwan, South Korea, New Zealand, and Australia recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 2.31 percent for these five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 2.22 percent. Bhutan recorded the highest growth this week at 4.73 percent.
In Bhutan, as of today, a total of 47,187 COVID-19 cases have been recorded. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased, growing by only 27.36 percent. Thirty days ago, the region experienced significantly higher growth, exceeding 142.79 percent.
Taiwan is second with 3.34 percent growth. A total of 29,593 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 Taiwan increased by 933 cases in a single day. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 14.9 percent.
South Korea follows with the next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population at 1.25 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 15.83 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 154,520 cases. Previously, the peak of case additions in this country occurred on Thursday, March 17, 2022, reaching 621,330 cases per day.
New Zealand recorded 1.21 percent of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. The total number of cases in the country is 795,610. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 7,967.57 cases. Previously, the peak of case additions in this country occurred on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, reaching 46,431 cases per day.
Australia follows with 1.04 percent of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. With a total of 5.21 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in this region over the past week was 43,700 cases. Previously, the peak of case additions in this country occurred on Thursday, January 13, 2022, reaching 153,850 cases per day.
Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 496.32 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (82.18 million cases), India (43.04 million cases), Brazil (30.21 million cases), France (27.31 million cases), and Germany (23.12 million cases).