Europe Records 1,765 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Slovenia

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, three countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 14 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia, Russia, and Croatia (Hrvatska). The total number of deaths in these five countries as of Monday, January 30, 2023, was 417, with a weekly growth rate above -4 percent.

Slovenia recorded the highest increase in Covid-19 deaths in Europe, with weekly growth reaching 85.71 percent. Worldometer recorded 13 deaths in the country, an increase compared to the previous week's reported seven deaths.

Next is Poland, which recorded 13.33 percent more deaths than the previous week. The country reported 34 more deaths than the previous week's 30. Deaths in Slovakia increased by 3.23%, while deaths in Russia decreased by 2.03%, and in Croatia (Hrvatska) by 4% (48 deaths).

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Germany, with 738 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 20.47% compared to the previous week. Following Germany, Russia recorded 290 deaths (down 2.03%), France 265 deaths (down 28.18%), Spain 179 deaths (down 46.41%), and Croatia (Hrvatska) 48 deaths (down 4%).

Total deaths in Europe over the past seven days were recorded at 1,765. This accounts for 24.04 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 7,343. The number of deaths in Europe decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 2,326 deaths.