A world data chart has revealed how New Zealand's COVID-19 cases compare to the rest of the world - and the results are shocking.
Our World in Data uses data from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center to show the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per day for every country. This is shown as the seven-day rolling average.
As of July 13, the most current figure, New Zealand has the fifth-highest rate of cases per one million people, with 1970 cases per million.
New Zealand's cases per one million people are almost five times the amount of the United States and the United Kingdom.
However, Australia isn't too far away, sitting at 10th place with 1520 cases per one million people.
The places currently with a higher rate of cases per million are Saint Pierre and Miquelon (4640), Brunei (3180), San Marino (2610) and Cyprus (2380).
Due to limited testing, the number of confirmed cases will be lower than the true number of infections.
While it is important to note that for countries that do very little COVID testing, the actual number of cases can be much higher than the number of confirmed cases. However, the data provides an insight into the second peak our country is facing.
The data shows a steady increase in cases from the end of June, following relatively consistent case numbers between the middle of April until the middle of June.
The Ministry of Health has warned that cases are modelled to peak at around 21,000 cases a day later this month, which is a similar number of cases the country saw in the first peak in March.
Earlier on Thursday, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield urged Kiwis to do their bit by wearing masks and getting vaccinated to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and relieve the pressure on hospitals.
If these changes are made to limit exposure to the virus, modelling shows cases would peak at under 18,000.
