The daily average of new cases dropped from 2,580 per million inhabitants last week to 2,380 on Monday, followed by Germany with 429, Greece with 345, France (343) and Finland (335).
Worldwide, considering countries and territories with more than one million inhabitants, Taiwan has the highest average of new daily cases (3,070), followed by Portugal, New Zealand (1,340), Australia (1,140) and Panama (690).
With regard to new daily deaths attributed to Covid-19, Portugal maintains the highest in the European Union (3.68), followed by Finland, with 2.7, Ireland with 2.21, Greece with 1.51 and Estonia with 1.4.
In global terms, looking at territories and countries with more than one million inhabitants, Taiwan has the highest daily average of new deaths attributed to Covid-19 (5.29), followed by Portugal, Finland, Ireland and New Zealand (1, 87).
The average number of new daily cases per million inhabitants in the European Union is at 280 and that of new deaths daily at 0.83. The world average of new cases is at 59 and that of new deaths attributed to Covid-19 is at 0.18.
I'd like to know why the case and death rates are so high, especially considering the level of vaccination (2nd highest in the world). I have tried to find answers to these questions but apart from basic stats I can't find any comentary on the situation.
By Jonathan Tanner from UK on 08 Jun 2022, 09:22
That is actually the reason, Jonathan. The high rate of vaccination.
By Dana from Other on 08 Jun 2022, 10:36
As found earlier…..
Henrique Oliveria, a mathematician from the Superior Technological Institute of Lisbon said that Portugal was “still not over its peak”, warning that the propagation of the virus is likely to reach its height during the Festas dos Santos Populares this month, and could result in the emergence of a new strain.
“Hospitalisations in wards and intensive care units and deaths will remain high until June 25,” he told Al Jazeera.
By A V from Algarve on 20 Jun 2022, 16:05