BRUSSELS: Around 7 percent of the 111,000 deaths recorded in Belgium in 2021 could be attributed to Covid-19, said a new report published by the Sciensano public health institute on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). For the whole of 2021, Belgium registered 8,532 coronavirus deaths, compared to 19,819 a year earlier. The report also highlights the impact of last July's flash floods in the country's northern region of Wallonia and of the heat wave in the middle of June, which together caused 184 additional deaths.
