According to the latest moving average of Johns Hopkins University analyzed by CNN, the five countries with the highest rates of coronavirus infection measured against the population are all in Europe.
They are the Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France.
In all five countries, the number of new infections has risen sharply since the beginning of October and continues to rise.
- Oct. On the 19th, the Czech Republic had a rolling average of 10,579 new cases (measured in five days). That means 988 new infections a day in a population of one million. Oct. On the 1st, the rate was 238 per million.
- As of October 19, Belgium had an average of 891 new infections per million inhabitants. At the beginning of the month, it averaged just 198.
Both countries have the highest rates of new covid-19 infections, but other European countries are seeing a sharp increase.
The daily average for new cases in the Netherlands in early October was 2,944; Oct. On the 19th it was 8,277. Measured based on a population of one million, showing an increase from 172 to 483 in less than three weeks.
Johns Hopkins lists the 20 countries most affected by the epidemic and Switzerland has been added in recent days. Oct. The rolling average of its new cases on the 19th was 6,6 – 18 – seven times higher than on the Oct. 404. Which is equivalent to 3૨3 new cases per million inhabitants every day.
Excluding the most affected countries, France had 381 new cases per million inhabitants on October 19th.
The United Kingdom has seen a sharp rise in its rolling average this month, from 9,729 new cases per day to 19,290 – equivalent to 284 cases per million.
The picture in Spain is less dramatic, but remains more than the daily average stubbornness. Despite new measures to restrict movement in the worst-affected areas, the daily average of new cases dropped from just 14,690 at the beginning of the month to 29.99 million on October 19.
While infection per million is lower in other European countries, it is still on the rise.
Italy, which was one of the most affected countries at the beginning of the year, is suffering from a new spike. Its rolling average of new cases has risen from 2,208 at the beginning of the month to 11,341 this week.
Poland is also among the countries listed by Johns Hopkins – its rolling average is more than four times this month.
For the most part, according to Johns Hopkins statistics, the rolling average of new cases in India and Brazil continues to decline, while in the U.S. Gradually but steadily increasing. Its rolling average has risen from 43,089 in early October to 59,387 this week, introducing 179 new cases per million population.
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