Coronavirus evolution in Europe during August

The month of August ended with a total of 65,409,073 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, implying a monthly increase of 8.47%. Likewise, the number of COVID-19 deaths amounted to 1,277,013, 4.64% more than in the previous month. The following graph shows the evolution of confirmed cases and deaths from COVD-19 during the month mentioned above:

The European countries with the most diagnosed cases and deaths are shown in the table below (data as of August 31, 2021):

Countries and Territories	Total confirmed cases	Total deaths
France	6.868.059	126.335
UK	6.856.933	133.066
Russia	6.838.652	180.781
Turkey	6.412.247	57.000
Spain	4.861.883	84.472

 

France has been the country with the most COVID-19 diagnosed cases to date, with a total of 6,834,858 (an increase of 10.06% over the previous month). Data for the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Germany, the countries with the most significant numbers of confirmed cases, are presented below:

 

On the other hand, the United Kingdom was the country with the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19, with a total of 132,859 (an increase of 2.29% over the previous month). The countries that ended August with the highest number of deaths are shown below:

 

With regard to larger percentage increases in cases diagnosed by COVID-19, the following countries are noteworthy:

Países	Incremento
Iceland	34%
Kosovo	33,67%
Kazakhstan	33,02%
Georgia	30,23%
Azerbaijan	23,33%

 

Likewise, the countries with the greatest percentage increase in COVID-19 deaths have been:

Países	Incremento
Liechtenstein	52,54%
Kazakhstan	39,42%
Georgia	26,57%
Uzbekistan	22,96%
Cyprus	19,19%

 

Next table shows european countries with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. Data as of 2nd September 2021 – 7:22 a.m. CET

	Countries and Territories	Total confirmed cases	Total deaths
	United Kingdom	11425657	147679
	Russia	10037546	291336
	Turkey	9173089	80415
	France	8730140	122478
	Germany	6812746	108356
	Spain	5455527	88708
	Italy	5389155	135641
	Poland	3958840	91485
	Ukraine	3785395	98972
	Netherlands	3022468	20929
	Czechia	2403248	35223
	Belgium	1999764	27895
	Romania	1798205	58196
	Israel	1355491	8232
	Slovakia	1325153	16014
	Serbia	1282461	12401
	Sweden	1250885	15231
	Austria	1249641	13479
	Portugal	1225102	18778
	Hungary	1218295	37530
	Switzerland	1175721	11913
	Kazakhstan	1066934	18098
	Greece	1034070	19891
	Georgia	909160	13071
	Bulgaria	724793	30082
	Belarus	684628	5385
	Croatia	675363	11981
	Ireland	656600	5835
	Denmark	623978	3089
	Azerbaijan	610318	8199
	Lithuania	502345	7119
	Slovenia	448562	5496
	Moldova	372200	9493
	Norway	350424	1204
	Armenia	343636	7899
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	284272	13121
	Latvia	267139	4444
	Estonia	232120	1884
	North Macedonia	221285	7815
	Finland	213318	1454
	Albania	205777	3166
	Uzbekistan	197074	1458
	Kosovo	161262	2989
	Montenegro	160995	2375
	Cyprus	145161	620
	Luxembourg	96108	898
	Malta	41853	471
	Andorra	20549	134
	Iceland	20232	36
	San Marino	7007	95
	Liechtenstein	5661	68
	Monaco	4406	37
	Holy See	27	0
	Total	95361786	1628798
	Total	190723572	3257596

Source

Johns Hopkins University

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