COVID-19 deaths in Asia reach 412 in one week, highest in India

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

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are India, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Japan. The total number of deaths in these five countries as of Wednesday, April 5, 2023, was 348, with a weekly growth rate above -17.03 percent.

India recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in Asia, with weekly growth reaching 142.86 percent. Worldometer recorded 68 deaths in the country, a 70 percent increase compared to the previous day.

South Korea followed with a weekly growth in deaths of 9.43 percent. Yesterday's daily death toll in the country was 58. Deaths in Indonesia increased by 7.14%, while deaths in Hong Kong decreased by 0%, and deaths in Japan decreased by 17.03%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the past seven days in Asia occurred in Japan, with 190 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 17.03% compared to the previous week. Following Japan, India recorded 68 deaths (up 142.86%), South Korea recorded 58 deaths (up 9.43%), the Philippines recorded 39 deaths (down 38.1%), and Indonesia recorded 30 deaths (up 7.14%).

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Asia over the past seven days was 412. This accounts for 16.19 percent of global deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus, totaling 2,544. The number of deaths in Asia decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 444 deaths.