COVID-19 Cases per Million People in St. Helena Reach Highest Level

St. Helena, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Italy recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.75 percent for the top five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.25 percent. The highest growth this week was recorded in St. Helena, at 2.63 percent.

In St. Helena, the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded to date is 1,794. The growth in cases over the past week has decreased to 2.63 percent. The increase in this region was significantly higher 30 days ago, exceeding 3,047.37 percent.

Taiwan is second with 0.48 percent growth. Currently, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is recorded at 7.41 million. 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 3.81 percent.

Hong Kong recorded a percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants of 0.32 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 1.87 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 5,321.86 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.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is Japan, at 0.16 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 21.96 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 33,348 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Friday, August 19, 2022, with a record of 261,250 cases per day.

The next highest percentage of total COVID-19 cases per 1 million inhabitants is Italy, at 0.14 percent. The total number of cases in the country is 23.32 million. The average daily increase in this region over the past week was 37,140 cases. Previously, the peak increase in cases in this country occurred on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, with a record of 236,160 cases per day.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 627.82 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (99.06 million cases), India (44.64 million cases), France (36.52 million cases), Germany (35.17 million cases), and Brazil (34.82 million cases).