Coronavirus: 706.000+ cases in New Europe,22.924 died
In Germany 223453, Balkans (172852), Ukraine (91356)
17 August, 11:49The total number of fatalities in the region is 22924 (+141), of which 9231 registered in Germany, 2954 in Romania, 2070 in Ukraine, 1869 in Poland, 895 in Moldova, 728 in Austria, 670 in Serbia, 607 in Hungary, 607 in Belarus.
The highest number of cases of COVID-19 in the area was registered in Germany (223453, +625 over the previous day), followed by Ukraine (91356, +1637), Belarus (69424, +116), Romania (69374, +1328), Poland (56090, +771), Moldova (29905, +422), Serbia (29471, +238), Austria (23211, +260), Czechia (19891, +268). In Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and in the Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania) 172852 (+2619) confirmed cases and 6089 (+82) deaths were registered as of August 16.
In Central- and Eastern Europe, Moldova has registered about 7413 cases of COVID-19 per million inhabitants, followed by Belarus (7314), Montenegro (6358), Kosovo (6206), North Macedonia (6040), Bosnia-Herzegovina (4500) and Serbia (4232), compared to 4190 in Italy, while the lowest rate was observed in Slovakia (524 per million) and Hungary (499 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 (258), followed by Moldova (222), Kosovo (210), Romania (152), Bosnia-Herzegovina (133), Montenegro (119), Germany (111), Slovakia the lowest (6). Italy has recorded around 585 deaths per million inhabitants.
Between August 3 and August 10, the highest weekly increase of total confirmed cases was observed in Greece (+20,6%), Kosovo (+16,5%), Bosnia-Herzegovina (+16,5%), Albania (+16,2%) and Romania (+16,1%). (ANSA).