Europe’s increase in coronavirus cases cross threshold in 19 countries
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Nineteen European countries have crossed a key threshold of new coronavirus infections, with Spain’s figures particularly worrying.
According to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the countries have recorded cumulative 14-day infection totals higher than 20 per 100,000 inhabitants, considered an early alarm level by many health experts.
Luxembourg and Spain have reported more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks, the figures show, with Malta recording more than 80, Belgium more than 60, and France and the Netherlands more than 40. The UK has 20.7.
The ECDC reports that as of 17 August 2020, 1 924 569 cases have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: Spain (342 813), United Kingdom (318 484), Italy (253 915), Germany (224 014), France (218 536), Sweden (84 294), Belgium (78 230), Romania (70 461), Netherlands (62 943), Poland (56 684), Portugal (54 102), Ireland (27 257), Austria (23 373), Czechia (20 012), Denmark (15 617), Bulgaria (14 365), Norway (9 850), Finland (7 731), Luxembourg (7 439), Greece (7 075), Croatia (6 571), Hungary (4 916), Slovakia (2 902), Lithuania (2 416), Slovenia (2 416), Estonia (2 190), Iceland (2 011), Cyprus (1 332), Latvia (1 322), Malta (1 205) and Liechtenstein (93).
As of 17 August 2020, 179 660 deaths have been reported in the EU/EEA and the UK: United Kingdom (41 366), Italy (35 396), France (30 410), Spain (28 617), Belgium (9 939), Germany (9 232), Netherlands (6 163), Sweden (5 783), Romania (2 991), Poland (1 877), Portugal (1 778), Ireland (1 774), Austria (728), Denmark (621), Hungary (608), Bulgaria (498), Czechia (397), Finland (333), Norway (261), Greece (228), Croatia (166), Slovenia (124), Luxembourg (123), Lithuania (81), Estonia (63), Latvia (32), Slovakia (31), Cyprus (20), Iceland (10), Malta (9) and Liechtenstein (1).
Country
Cases
Deaths
14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100 000
14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths per 100 000
Spain
342813
28617
115.7
0.4
United_Kingdom
318484
41366
20.7
-7.3
Italy
253915
35396
9.7
0.4
Germany
224014
9232
16.4
0.1
France
218536
30410
45.7
0.2
Sweden
84294
5783
37.8
0.4
Belgium
78230
9939
65.8
0.8
Romania
70461
2991
89.0
3.0
Netherlands
62943
6163
45.7
0.1
Poland
56684
1877
25.8
0.4
Portugal
54102
1778
25.7
0.4
Ireland
27257
1774
22.3
0.2
Austria
23373
728
23.3
0.1
Czechia
20012
397
30.2
0.1
Denmark
15617
621
31.5
0.1
Bulgaria
14365
498
34.4
1.6
Norway
9850
261
12.0
0.1
Finland
7731
333
5.0
0.1
Luxembourg
7439
123
121.2
1.0
Greece
7075
228
22.5
0.2
Croatia
6571
166
32.2
0.4
Hungary
4916
608
3.9
0.1
Slovakia
2902
31
10.2
0.0
Slovenia
2416
124
11.3
0.3
Lithuania
2416
81
11.0
0.0
Estonia
2190
63
8.4
0.0
Iceland
2011
10
29.1
0.0
Cyprus
1332
20
20.8
0.1
Latvia
1322
32
4.1
0.0
Malta
1205
9
87.1
0.0
Liechtenstein
93
1
10.4
0.0
Total
1924569
179660
0.0
0.0
ECDC
*The COVID-19 cases reported for Malta do not include COVID-19 positive migrant cases who have disembarked in Malta and have been quarantined upon arrival.
On 17 August 2020, in Malta, the total number of cases resulted in a lower case count compared to the previous day. This may be due to a revision in historical data.
The cases reported in the table below for Spain include cases from the previous 14 days with available data at the time of data collection. On 12 August 2020, Spain retro corrected the cumulative number of deaths leading to a negative increase of deaths.
