8,154,594 cases. India is the second highest with 7,550,273, but it has a higher seven-day rolling average than the US.In recent weeks, Europe has seen a surge of Covid cases, with more than 250,000 cases confirmed deaths during the pandemic so far.
The World Health Organisation said Europe had reported a weekly high of almost 700,000 cases and said the region was responsible for a third of coronavirus cases worldwide.
France, Britain, Russia and Spain account for around half of all new cases in the region. the Mail Online reports.WHO said new measures are being enforced across Europe, from mask wearing, bars and restaurants closing and a night-time curfew in France, alongside targeted lockdowns in the UK.