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Why is it that we are still seeing high numbers? Other countries, like the UK, have seen the new cases of COVID-19 go down as a result of the vaccines. We don’t seem to be seeing this just yet, why? – Andrew Vella
As of the latest risk assessment carried out by ECDC, by February 7, 2021, the 14-day case notification rate for the EU/EEA was 359 (country range: 8-1 190) per 100, 000 population. Between January 14 and February 10 (four weeks), the number of countries reporting increased 14-day case notification rates decreased from 13 to eight (Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Slovakia).
The number of countries with increasing test-positivity rates decreased from seven to three (Bulgaria, Estonia, and Poland). Since January 21, EU/EEA countries have observed a substantial increase in the number and proportion of SARS-CoV-2 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, first reported in the United Kingdom. Ireland reports B.1.1.7 to be the dominant circulating S