The Western Balkans is facing the second year of the coronavirus pandemic with devastating statistics. It is an area where almost 4.5 million people have been registered with COVID-19 so far, more than 64.000 people have died, and the average vaccination rate is about 40 percent, which is among the worst statistics in Europe.
Even though the vaccination rate in Slovenia reached the level of 57.5 percent, and in Croatia 54.4, it is still among the lowest percentages in the European Union (EU), where on average 70 percent were vaccinated, and in some countries more than 80 percent of the population.
Serbia reached the vaccination level of 46.9 percent, and Montenegro 44.6 percent of the population. Somewhat less, 39.6 percent of the vaccinated population is in North Macedonia, and 39.1 percent in Albania.
At the same time, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is on the lowest scale in terms of the number of vaccinated, not only in the region but also in Europe – with only 25.7 percent of the vaccinated population.
Serbia had the most coronavirus infections out of a total of 4.450.230 registered so far, 1.616.584, or more than one–third of the total number in the region.
The peak of the fifth wave caused by the omicron version of the coronavirus is expected in February, and the number of infected and deceased will be changed.
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Source: Federalna
