Europe Records 1,650 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Denmark

This week's COVID-19 statistics in Europe show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a contrast to the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, six countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while eight others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Slovakia, and Poland. The total number of deaths in these five countries for the week of April 2nd, 2023, was 402, representing a weekly growth of over 8.33 percent.

Denmark recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in Europe, with weekly growth reaching 116.67 percent. Worldometer recorded 39 deaths in the country, a 4.88 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Next is Bosnia and Herzegovina, which recorded 42.86 percent more deaths than the previous week. The number of deaths in this country was reported as 10, higher than the seven deaths recorded the previous week. Deaths in France increased by 34.84%, Slovakia recorded 27 deaths (up 22.73%), and deaths in Poland increased by 8.33%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Germany, with 633 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 5.52% compared to the previous week. Following Germany, Russia recorded 235 deaths (down 4.08%), Spain recorded 219 deaths (down 14.12%), France recorded 209 deaths (up 34.84%), and Poland recorded 117 deaths (up 8.33%).

The total number of deaths in Europe over the last seven days was 1,650. This accounts for 55.59 percent of global deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus, totaling 2,968. The number of deaths in Europe decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 1,695 deaths.