Covid cases break records in Europe
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Europe is once again the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting curbs on movement and pushing the EU public health agency* to widen the use of booster vaccination shots
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Incidence rate per 100,000 people    Cases in past seven days 
 
Slovakia   73,730 1,350.5
Austria    98,977 1,099.0
Czech Rep. 113,804 1,062.7
Belgium    115,726 1,007.0
Slovenia      20,612 991.5
Netherlands  157,118 916.9 
Croatia  773.9  31,769
Hungary  708.3  68,420 
Ireland 629.9   31,101
Switzerland 482.1  41,722 
Denmark 481.1 28,084 
Greece 458.8  47,820
UK 448.1  304,212
Lithuania 446.8  12,163
Germany† 419.7   349,034
Poland 399.7  151,254
Norway 296.7  16,083
Bulgaria 244.3  16,974
France 233.9   152,601
Cyprus 223.0  2,692
Serbia 222.8  19,469


*European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommends vaccine boosters for all adults, with priority for those over 40

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Sources: †Robert Koch Institute, Oscovida, ECDC
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