(CNN) Europe is deep in the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, and a particularly worrying trend is beginning to emerge: More older people are becoming infected. Over the summer months, the continent saw infection clusters popping up mostly among younger people who were venturing out into bars, restaurants and other public spaces. However, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that more older people are now becoming infected. A sharp increase in infections among older people in recent weeks can be seen in almost all European countries where data is available. Covid-19 infection rates among over-65s in some Eastern European countries are now more than double what they were during the first wave -- over 100 in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia and Hungary.

Source: CNN October 22, 2020 04:18 UTC