Europe Records 1,825 Covid-19 Deaths in a Week, Highest in Slovenia

European Covid-19 statistics this week show that most countries have recorded a decrease in the number of deaths, a contrast to the previous period where death tolls continued to rise. This week, four countries still recorded an increase in deaths, while 12 others recorded fewer deaths than the previous week.

In terms of percentage, the top five countries with the highest increase in deaths are Slovenia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. The total number of deaths in these five countries for the week of January 29, 2023, was 116, with weekly growth above 0 percent.

Slovenia ranks first, with a weekly increase in deaths of 62.5 percent. In this country, Worldometer recorded 13 deaths, a 18.18 percent increase compared to the previous day.

Next is Lithuania, which recorded 50 percent more deaths compared to the previous week. The number of deaths in this country was reported as nine, higher than the previous week's six. Deaths in Poland increased by 13.33%, Slovakia recorded 34 deaths (up 9.68%), and Austria recorded 26 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 738 deaths. Death reports in this country decreased by 20.47% compared to the previous week. Following Germany, Russia reported 291 deaths (down 2.35%), France 274 deaths (down 27.51%), Spain 215 deaths (down 43.27%), and Croatia (Hrvatska) 49 deaths (down 2%).

The total number of deaths in Europe over the past seven days was 1,825. This accounts for 23.32 percent of global deaths caused by the Covid-19 virus, totaling 7,826. The number of deaths in Europe decreased compared to the previous seven-day accumulation of 2,381 deaths.