Excess all-cause mortality during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in France, March to May 2020.
Euro Surveill
; 25(34)2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-732930
ABSTRACT
Through a weekly all-cause mortality surveillance system, we observed in France a major all-cause excess mortality from March to May 2020, concomitant with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic. The excess mortality was 25,030 deaths, mainly among elderly people. Five metropolitan regions were the most affected, particularly Île-de-France and the Grand-Est regions. Assessing the excess mortality related to COVID-19 is complex because of the potential protective effect of the lockdown period on other causes of mortality.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1560-7917.ES.2020.25.34.2001485
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