Estimating Total Excess Mortality During a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Stockholm, Sweden.

Pimenoff, Ville N; Elfström, Miriam; Baussano, Iacopo; Björnstedt, Mikael; Dillner, Joakim

Pimenoff, Ville N; Elfström, Miriam; Baussano, Iacopo; Björnstedt, Mikael; Dillner, Joakim.

Pimenoff VN; Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Elfström M; Department of Infectious Disease Control and Vaccination, Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Baussano I; Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Björnstedt M; Department of Pathology and Cytology, Karolinska University Laboratory, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dillner J; International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.

Clin Infect Dis ; 72(11): e890-e892, 2021 06 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1249299

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Total excess mortality peaked during a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Stockholm, but 25% of these deaths were not recognized as COVID-19 related nor occurred in hospitals. Estimate of total excess mortality may give a more comprehensive picture of the total disease burden during a COVID-19 outbreak, and may facilitate managing future outbreaks.

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COVID-19; Disease Outbreaks; Hospitals; Humans; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2; Sweden/epidemiology

Keywords

COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; mortality; outbreak; public health

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cid

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