Look at the death curve for Romania in this brutal Delta wave. Prior to this most recent wave Romania had already suffered so much. Through July their excess death rate was #14 in the world with 338 per 100k excess deaths. Their health system is collapsing in this most recent wave, so their excess death rate is likely to be even higher now.
By the looks of it Ukraine is in for a similar magnitude Delta wave. Deaths in Ukraine are already past the Winter peak and very likely will surpass the Spring peak.
In both countries vaccination rates are extremely low due to very high vaccine hesitancy.
Central and Eastern Europe have endured a devastating pandemic that is far from over. 14 of the top 20 countries for excess death rates are in Central and Eastern Europe. #2 and #4 for excess death rates are Bulgaria and Serbia, Romania's southern neighbors, with 527 and 464 excess deaths per 100k respectively.
