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Coronavirus: 643,000+ cases in New Europe,21.659 died

In Germany 214214, Balkans (149278), Ukraine (78261)

08 August, 10:55
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 08 AGO - A total of 643,598 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (+7157 day-on-day) were registered since the beginning of the pandemic in countries in Central- and Eastern Europe, Germany, Austria and Greece, show official data of national authorities collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) by August 7. In the past week, the growth of COVID-19 cases in the region was particularly strong in Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Romania, according to data updated as of August 3. Belarus, Moldova, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo are now registering more confirmed total cases of Covid-19 per million people than Italy.

The total number of fatalities in the region is 21659 (+175), of which 9183 registered in Germany, 2566 in Romania, 1852 in Ukraine, 1774 in Poland, 828 in Moldova, 719 in Austria, 621 in Serbia, 600 in Hungary, 580 in Belarus.

The highest number of cases of COVID-19 in the area was registered in Germany (214214, +1147 in the last 24 hours), followed by Ukraine (78261, +1453), Belarus (68403, +127), Romania (57895, +1345), Poland (49515, +726), Serbia (27332, +299), Moldova (26628, +406), Austria (21689, +114). In Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and in the Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania) 149278 confirmed cases and 5318 deaths were registered as of August 7.

In Central- and Eastern Europe, Belarus has registered about 7217 cases of COVID-19 per million inhabitants, followed by Moldova (6601), North Macedonia (5488), Kosovo (5329) and Montenegro (5149), compared to 4120 in Italy, while the lowest rate was observed in Hungary (470 per million) and Slovakia (455 per million), according to a count by ANSA based on WHO data. In the region, North Macedonia has registered the highest number of deaths per one million population (249), followed by Moldova (205), Kosovo (160), Romania (132), Germany (110) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (108), Slovakia the lowest (5). Italy has recorded around 582 deaths per million inhabitants.

Between July 27 and August 3, the highest weekly increase of total confirmed cases was observed in Kosovo (+23,4%), Bosnia-Herzegovina (+19,0%) and Romania (+18,7%). (ANSA).

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