European CDC Reports 12 Countries With Coronavirus Case Increases

The European CDC's COVID-19 country overview provides current information on the evolving epidemiological situation for the COVID-19 pandemic, both by country and for the EU/EEA and the UK as a whole, using weekly and daily data from a range of sources, as of Week #35, on September 4, 2020.

Increases in the 14-day COVID-19 case notification rates compared to the previous week (#34) have been observed in 12 countries (Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom). Rates in these countries have been increasing for between two and 56 days, reporters the ECDC.

Additionally, the ECDC reported 'all countries that reported influenza-like illness and/or acute respiratory infection syndromic surveillance data up to week #35, have observed consultation rates that remain similar to or lower than those reported during the same period in the last 2-years.

This data indicates the 2020-2021 flu season in Europe has not started.