Covid-19 infections and deaths are on the rise again in Europe, with Russia, Ukraine and Romania registering the highest fatalities on the continent, an AFP tally shows.
About 1,672,000 new cases have been registered on the continent over the past week, an average of about 239,000 per day. That was an increase of 18% on the previous week, according to AFP's data, compiled from official sources from 52 countries and territories in the region.
The increase in cases was a 60% jump from August and September, when were about 150,000 new registered cases per day, the data showed.
In the region, 42 countries saw an increase in new infections over the past week, with only seven countries clocking a drop.