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Excess mortality and the COVID-19 pandemic

20/10/202021/10/2020 death toll, first wave, mortality rate, Nature, pandemic

An international project has analyzed mortality rates for 21 countries during the first corona wave. Overall, mortality exceeded the COVID-19 death toll by 23%, with large differences between countries though. In general, a fast, strong public health response corresponded with few excess deaths.

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Odd ratios. Why Europe stands out, and why this is not good news

21/07/202005/08/2020 age, Europe, mortality rate, population, virus

The ratio of COVID-19 deaths over cases shows that Europe has by far the highest mortality rate of all continents. It could be explained by Europe’s old population, but also insufficient testing could play a role.