(by Stefano Giantin) (ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 16 - New coronavirus cases have stabilized in Central- and Eastern Europe between December 7 and 13, show data from the latest epidemiological update of the World Health Organization (WHO), updated as of December 13. New deaths slightly decreased in the region, from 15,306 to 15,050 last week.

According to the WHO epidemiological update, a total of 632,228 new COVID-19 cases +1.0% compared to last week) and 15,050 new deaths (-1.6% week-on-week) were reported by the countries in the Balkans and in Central- and Eastern Europe to the World Health Organization (WHO) through December 13, bringing the cumulative total of cases to 6,766,933 and of deaths to 123,591.

According to WHO data, in the past week the countries across Central- and Eastern Europe that reported more new cases were Germany (149394), Ukraine (80909), Poland (72427), Serbia (47594), Romania (43555) and Czechia (34900).

Last week, North Macedonia registered 1006 cumulative deaths per million population, compared to 1059 in Italy, followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina (1005), Montenegro (927) and Czechia (890), while the lowest rate is observed in Estonia (112).

The countries across the region that reported more new deaths last week were Germany (3015), Poland (2815), Ukraine (1566), Hungary (1097), Romania (1078) and Bulgaria (897).

In Central- and Eastern Europe, the highest number of deaths from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic were reported in Poland (22676), Germany (21787), Ukraine (15154), Romania (13264), Czechia (9535) and Hungary (6965).

In Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and in the Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania) 1,572,049 confirmed cumulative cases (+169,735) and 33,316 deaths (+3,842) were registered as of December 13. (ANSA).