Sweden had the highest number of coronavirus deaths per capita in the last seven days out of every European country, according to a Reuters report published Tuesday.
Sweden, which has remained more open than other nations amid the coronavirus pandemic and taken a “herd immunity” approach, had 6.25 deaths per million inhabitants per day in a rolling seven-day average between May 12 and May 19, Reuters reported, citing data from Ourworldindata.org.
The United Kingdom was the second highest, averaging 5.75 coronavirus deaths per million people in the same time period.
Sweden has reported a total of 30,799 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,743 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
It has taken a different approach than other countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, leaving businesses open and instead encouraging residents to follow social distancing practices on a more voluntary basis.
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