Europe Records 1,594 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Bosnia and Herzegovina

European Covid-19 statistics this week still depict a concerning situation compared to the previous week, due to a continued increase in the number of deaths. This week, 10 countries recorded an increase in deaths, while five others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Lithuania, Spain, and Poland. The total number of deaths in these five countries as of Saturday, March 18, 2023, was 387, representing a weekly growth of over 24 percent.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks first, with a weekly increase in deaths growing by 800 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded nine deaths, an increase compared to the previous week's reported single death.

Slovakia follows, with a weekly growth in deaths reaching 171.43 percent. The number of deaths in this country was reported as 19. Daily statistics show a 5.56% increase in deaths compared to the previous day's 18 deaths.

Next, deaths in Lithuania increased by 140%, deaths in Spain increased by 82.73%, and deaths in Poland increased by 24%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Germany, with 604 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 8.48% compared to the previous week. Following Germany, Russia reported 262 deaths (down 9.97%), Spain reported 254 deaths (up 82.73%), France reported 151 deaths (up 13.53%), and Poland reported 93 deaths (up 24%).

Total deaths in Europe over the past seven days were recorded at 1,594. This accounts for 44.28 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 3,600 deaths. The number of deaths in Europe increased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 1,520 deaths.