A few months after the disease appeared in China, the coronavirus reached all continents. A pandemic for which Europe was at one time the epicenter, leading to severe consequences for the health and daily life of its citizens. A look back at the key events that have marked this health crisis.
Covid-19: The Situation in Europe as of October 28, 2020
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Europe has recorded:
– 6,466,450 confirmed cases
– 213,207 reported deaths
(Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, figures for the EU + United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein).
The resurgence or progression of the epidemic is most significant in the following seven countries:
- France: +279,846 cases in the last 7 days (18,438 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- United Kingdom: +155,177 cases in the last 7 days (13,847 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Italy: +130,329 cases in the last 7 days (9,346 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Spain: +128,416 cases in the last 7 days (23,901 cumulative cases / 1 million inhabitants since the beginning of the pandemic)
- Belgium: +93,559 cases in the last 7 days (29,217 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Czech Republic: +90,087 cases in the last 7 days (26,731 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Poland: +87,690 cases in the last 7 days (7,379 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Germany: +77,828 cases in the last 7 days (5,588 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
- Netherlands: +67,741 cases in the last 7 days (18,464 cumulative cases / million inhabitants)
(Sources: Johns Hopkins University, Le Monde)
The five most affected European countries since the beginning of the pandemic:
- United Kingdom: 45,365 reported deaths
- Italy: 37,700 reported deaths
- France: 35,541 reported deaths
- Spain: 35,298 reported deaths
- Belgium: 11,038 reported deaths
(Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)
