UK has lowest Covid cases in Europe amid calls for lockdown to be eased faster Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter Apr 14 2021, 7:57 ET THE UK has the lowest Covid cases in Europe, data shows amid calls for a faster lockdown easing. In the past week, 173 cases in every million people have been diagnosed. �� 4 On the other end of the scale and 25 times higher, Cyprus has recorded 4,356 cases per million people in the past week, according to Our World in Data. Neighbouring France has 3,892, Germany 1,720 and Spain 1,253. Swathes of EU nations have either extended lockdowns, or tightened restrictions further. With a third wave playing out only across the channel, the PM has been cautious not to lift restrictions too quickly.