Hong Kong's Total COVID-19 Cases per Million Population Reach Highest Level

Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Hungary, and Slovenia recorded the highest growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Worldometer recorded an average growth of 0.46 percent for these five countries. This average is higher than the previous week's 0.42 percent. Hong Kong recorded the highest growth this week at 0.83 percent.

In Hong Kong, the total number of COVID-19 cases recorded to date is 2.54 million. The growth in cases over the past week has begun to decline, increasing by only 5.89 percent. Thirty days ago, the region experienced significantly higher daily increases, reaching 21.94 percent.

Japan is second with 0.76 percent growth. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is recorded at 28.76 million. The region previously recorded its peak daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, reaching 274,460 cases. Weekly growth has since decreased to 4.29 percent.

Taiwan follows with 0.32 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. With a total of 8.77 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week was 18,940. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022, reaching 94,796 cases.

Hungary follows with 0.2 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. The total number of cases in the country is 2.19 million. The average daily increase over the past week was 738.57 cases. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, reaching 45,047 cases.

Slovenia follows with 0.19 percent growth in total COVID-19 cases per 1 million population. With a total of 1.3 million cases, the average daily increase in COVID-19 cases over the past week was 1,337.86. The peak daily increase in this country occurred on Thursday, February 3, 2022, reaching 23,332 cases.

Globally, COVID-19 pandemic statistics have reached 658.23 million cases. The highest number of COVID-19 cases were reported in the United States (102.31 million cases), India (44.68 million cases), France (39.16 million cases), Germany (37.27 million cases), and Brazil (36.24 million cases).