COVID-19 Deaths in Asia Reach 486 in One Week, Highest in Hong Kong

This week's Covid-19 statistics in Asia show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a reversal from the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, four countries still recorded an increase in deaths, and four others recorded deaths but in smaller numbers.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Hong Kong, Israel, India, Japan, and Thailand. The total deaths in these five countries as of Monday, April 24, 2023, amounted to 370, with weekly growth above 0 percent.

Hong Kong recorded the highest increase in [deaths](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/tags/kematian-covid) in Asia, with weekly growth reaching 42.86 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded 10 deaths, a 9.09 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Following Hong Kong is Israel, with weekly [death](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/tags/kematian-covid) growth reaching 20.83 percent. The number of deaths in this country was reported as 29. Daily statistics show a 40.82% decrease in deaths compared to the previous day, which was 49 deaths.

Next, deaths in India increased by 16.05%, deaths in Japan increased by 1.44%, and Thailand recorded two deaths (this figure is unchanged from the previous period).

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Asia occurred in India, with 188 deaths. Death reports in this country increased by 16.05% compared to the previous week. Following India, Japan reported the second highest number of deaths with 141 (up 1.44%), Indonesia recorded 54 deaths (down 23.94%), South Korea recorded 47 deaths (down 2.08%), and Israel recorded 29 deaths (up 20.83%).

Total [deaths](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/tags/kematian-covid) in Asia over the past seven days were recorded at 486. This accounts for 20.73 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, which totaled 2,344. The number of deaths in Asia decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation, which was also 486.