As of December 22, 2022, the countries with the highest share of COVID-19 cases worldwide included the United States, India, and France with the U.S. accounting for just over 15 percent of cases worldwide. This statistic shows the distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide as of December 22, 2022.
The various types of human coronavirus
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the seventh known coronavirus to infect humans; its emergence makes it the third in recent years to cause widespread infectious disease, following the viruses responsible for SARS and MERS. Common human coronaviruses typically cause mild symptoms such as a cough or a cold, but the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has led to more severe respiratory illnesses and deaths worldwide.
Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022
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Worldometer. (December 22, 2022). Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/
Worldometer. "Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022." Chart. December 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/
Worldometer. (2022). Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/
Worldometer. "Distribution of Coronavirus (Covid-19) Cases in Select Countries Worldwide as of December 22, 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/
Worldometer, Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in select countries worldwide as of December 22, 2022 [Graph], Worldometer, December 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111696/covid19-cases-percentage-by-country/
