Europe Records 4,837 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Slovenia

European Covid-19 death toll statistics this week show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a reversal from the previous period where the death toll continued to rise. This week, 14 countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 17 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Slovenia, Ukraine, Malta, Denmark, and North Macedonia. The total deaths in these five countries as of Monday, August 15, 2022, amounted to 159, with a weekly growth exceeding 44.44 percent.

Slovenia recorded the highest increase in Covid-19 deaths in Europe, with weekly growth reaching 166.67 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded 24 deaths, a 9.09 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Ukraine follows in second place. Compared to the previous week, deaths in this country grew by 100 percent. The number of deaths reported in this country was 16, while the previous week recorded eight deaths.

Rounding out the top five, deaths in Malta increased by 100%, deaths in Denmark increased by 46.77%, and deaths in North Macedonia increased by 44.44%.

Looking at the number of reported deaths, the highest number of deaths in the last seven days in Europe occurred in Italy, with 920 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 12.38% compared to the previous week. Following Italy, Germany recorded 840 deaths (down 5.19%), the UK recorded 592 deaths (up 25.69%), Spain recorded 512 deaths (up 36.53%), and France recorded 482 deaths (up 0.63%).

Total deaths in Europe over the past seven days were recorded at 4,837. This figure accounts for 32.76 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 14,764. The death toll in Europe increased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 4,698.