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

2020; Oxford University Press; Volume: 72; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/ciaa1593

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

Climate Change and Health Impacts

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.