All-cause excess mortality observed by age group and regions in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England

England has experienced one of the highest excess in all-cause mortality in Europe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 emerged, the excess in all-cause mortality rapidly increased, starting in March 2020. The excess observed during the pandemic was higher than excesses noted in the pas...

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Autores principales: Sinnathamby, Mary A, Whitaker, Heather, Coughlan, Laura, Lopez Bernal, Jamie, Ramsay, Mary, Andrews, Nick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7376843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32700669
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.28.2001239
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Sumario:England has experienced one of the highest excess in all-cause mortality in Europe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 emerged, the excess in all-cause mortality rapidly increased, starting in March 2020. The excess observed during the pandemic was higher than excesses noted in the past 5 years. It concerned all regions and all age groups, except the 0–14 year olds, but was more pronounced in the London region and in those aged ≥ 85 years.

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