Europe Records 1,589 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 reversal from the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, four countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 11 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria, Spain, and Croatia (Hrvatska). The total number of deaths in these five countries as of Tuesday, March 28, 2023, was 899, with weekly growth above 0 percent.

Slovenia recorded the highest increase in Covid-19 deaths in Europe, with weekly growth reaching 66.67 percent. Worldometer recorded 10 deaths in the country, an increase from the six reported the previous week.

Germany followed with a weekly increase in deaths of 57.4 percent. Daily death tolls in the country increased by 3.13% compared to the previous day, which recorded 670 deaths.

Next, Bulgaria recorded 10 deaths (up 25%), Spain 169 deaths (up 15.75%), and Croatia (Hrvatska) 19 deaths (unchanged from the previous week).

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Germany with 691 deaths. Death reports in this country increased by 57.4% compared to the previous week. Following Germany, Russia reported 244 deaths (down 0.41%), Spain 169 deaths (up 15.75%), France 157 deaths (down 4.27%), and Poland 107 deaths (down 0.93%).

Total deaths in Europe over the past seven days were recorded at 1,589. This accounts for 53.02 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 2,997. The number of deaths in Europe increased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 1,359 deaths.