Europe's COVID-19 death toll reaches 22,623 in one week, highest in Spain.

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, seven countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 28 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In percentage terms, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Spain, Denmark, Montenegro, Italy, and France. The total number of deaths in these five countries as of Thursday, December 30, 2021, was 2,708, with a weekly growth rate exceeding 9.62 percent.

Spain recorded the highest increase in COVID-19 deaths in Europe, with weekly growth reaching 15.09 percent. Worldometer recorded 366 deaths in the country, a 0 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Denmark follows with a weekly growth in deaths of 14.47 percent. Daily death figures in the country decreased by 0% compared to the previous day, with 87 deaths recorded.

Next, deaths in Montenegro increased by 12.5%, Italy recorded 995 deaths (a 12.43% increase), and deaths in France increased by 9.62%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Russia, with 6,841 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by -7.28% compared to the previous week. Following Russia, Poland recorded 2,859 deaths (-8.22% decrease), Germany recorded 1,993 deaths (-22.12% decrease), Ukraine recorded 1,497 deaths (-23.27% decrease), and France recorded 1,242 deaths (a 9.62% increase).

The total number of deaths in Europe over the past seven days was 22,623. This accounts for 54.5 percent of global deaths caused by the COVID-19 virus, totaling 41,513. The number of deaths in Europe decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 25,554 deaths.