Europe's COVID-19 death toll reaches 20,667 in one week; Sweden reports highest number.

This week's COVID-19 statistics in Europe show a decline in deaths in most countries, a reversal from the previous trend of continuous increases. This week, 15 countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 22 others reported fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage increase, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths were Sweden, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. As of Wednesday, January 12, 2022, these five countries reported a total of 1,532 deaths, representing a weekly growth of over 34.21%.

Sweden had the highest weekly increase in deaths, at 166.67%. Worldometer recorded 40 deaths in Sweden, a 700% increase compared to the previous day.

Ireland followed in second place, with an 81.82% increase in deaths compared to the previous week. The country reported 40 deaths, compared to 22 the previous week.

Rounding out the top five were Luxembourg with 13 deaths (up 62.5%), the United Kingdom with a 47.08% increase in deaths, and Denmark with 102 deaths (up 34.21%).

Looking at the total number of reported deaths, Russia had the highest number of deaths in Europe over the past seven days, with 5,551 deaths. This represents an 8.96% decrease compared to the previous week. Following Russia were Poland with 2,160 deaths (down 30.79%), Germany with 1,813 deaths (up 5.47%), France with 1,506 deaths (up 9.53%), and Italy with 1,402 deaths (up 29.34%).

A total of 20,667 deaths were recorded across Europe in the past seven days. This accounts for 47.25% of global COVID-19 deaths, which totaled 43,742. The number of deaths in Europe is down from the previous seven-day period, which recorded 21,728 deaths.