Eastern Europe Has Been The Hardest Hit By The Covid-19 Pandemic

Barrons/AFP: Eastern Europe Has Been Hardest Hit By Covid: AFP Tally 

The seven countries with the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in proportion to their overall population are in central and eastern Europe, according to an AFP tally at 1400 GMT on Friday. 

With 307 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Hungary is the worst hit, followed by the Czech Republic with 281 deaths per 100,000, Bosnia-Herzegovina with 280, North Macedonia with 258, Bulgaria with 254, Montenegro 251 and Slovakia 226. 

Of the seven, Montenegro, which with 628,000 inhabitants is the country with smallest population, has recorded 1,578 fatalities since the start of the pandemic. 

The Czech Republic, with the largest population of 10.7 million, has registered 30,088 deaths. 

Both nations are also the two with the highest number of overall infections in proportion to their population, with 15,839 and 15,505 per 100,000 people respectively.  

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WNU Editor: The pandemic is still raging in many parts of the world. There is a possibility that in the months to come other countries may replace eastern Europe as the hardest hit by the pandemic.