Surprise on the European map of coronavirus morbidity: the leading countries have changed significantly

According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the incidence of COVID-19 in two weeks in Lithuania increased even more than 444.44 cases per 100,000 cases per week. population up to 501.77. The death rate has increased from 49.05 cases to 1 million. population up to 55.47.

Lithuania ranks 10th in terms of morbidity and 14th in terms of mortality in the group of 30 EU and EEA countries. A week ago, Lithuania ranked 15th in terms of morbidity and 13th in terms of mortality.

Hungary was the leader in morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 last week. At that time, the incidence rate in Hungary was 861.01 cases per 100,000. population, mortality – 363.07. The two-week morbidity rate in Hungary is now 648.29 cases per 100,000. population. According to this indicator, Hungary is the sixth in Europe. Unfortunately, the latter country still leads in terms of mortality. Here it is 353.45 boxes per 100,000. population.

The first in terms of coronavirus incidence is currently Cyprus, where the two-week rate jumped to 962.38 cases per 100,000. population, and the mortality rate reached 33.78 cases per 1 million inhabitants.

Sweden came in second. Here, the morbidity rate is 796.49 and the mortality rate is 12.39.

France ranks third in terms of morbidity and Croatia fourth.

Neighboring Poland ranks fifth in the EU-EEA group in terms of morbidity and fourth in terms of mortality. The incidence rate in Poland is currently 650.36 and the death rate is 187.79.

Just a week ago, Poland ranked second in morbidity. So the morbidity rate in this country reached 839.56 cases per 100,000. population. The death rate in Poland a week ago was 172.53 cases per 1 million inhabitants. According to this indicator, the neighboring country was fourth a week ago.

Estonia ranked fifth in terms of coronavirus morbidity and mortality a week ago, now seventh in terms of morbidity and eighth in terms of mortality. The morbidity rate in Estonia is currently 602.04 and the mortality rate is 112.87. The incidence of COVID-19 in Estonia a week ago was 769.69 and the death rate was 118.89.

Latvia currently ranks 16th in terms of morbidity and 11th in terms of mortality. The morbidity rate in Latvia is now 378.94 and the death rate is 63.95. A week ago, this neighbor was 19th in terms of coronavirus morbidity and twelfth in mortality. At that time, the morbidity rate in Latvia was 344.29 and the mortality rate 56.61.

Iceland still has the lowest incidence of coronavirus incidence. A week ago, the morbidity rate in Iceland was 23.07 cases per 100,000. population, now 28.56 cases. No deaths have been reported in Iceland or Liechtenstein recently.

Portugal ranks second from the bottom in terms of morbidity rate. Here it stands at 75.05 (a week ago it was 68.46). The mortality rate in the latter country is 5.92 (it was 7.28).

Third from the bottom is Finland, where the morbidity rate is currently 82.35 and the death rate is 8.14.