EU, Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1 Million for the First Time Ever

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the European Union (EU) has surpassed 1 million for the first time ever. As the Omicron variant becomes the dominant strain, tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of new cases are being reported daily in major European countries.

According to the international statistics site Worldometer, as of the 5th (local time), the total daily new cases across EU member states exceeded 1 million.

Bloomberg reported, "This is the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that the EU's daily new cases have exceeded 1 million."

By member country, France recorded the highest number with 332,252 cases, followed by Italy with 189,109 cases, and Spain with 137,180 cases.

France's new cases surpassed 200,000 on December 29 last year and had been consistently in the 200,000 range daily, but on this day, they exceeded 300,000.

This is the first time such a high number of daily COVID-19 cases has been reported not only in France but also in Europe.

Italy also set a record for the highest daily cases on this day. With a population of 58 million, about 3.2% of Italy's population tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day.

Germany (63,191), Greece (43,386), Portugal (39,570), Denmark (26,200), the Netherlands (24,490), Belgium (18,630), Ireland (17,656), Poland (17,197), and the Czech Republic (10,176) also recorded five-digit new case numbers.

In the United Kingdom, a major European pandemic-affected country that has left the EU, 194,747 new cases were reported. Although this is lower than the approximately 218,000 cases reported the previous day, it still approaches 200,000.

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