Mortality impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by sex and age: rapid mortality surveillance system, Italy, 1 February to 18 April 2020.

Paola Michelozzi; Francesca de'Donato; Matteo Scortichini ORCID logo; Manuela De Sario; Fiammetta Noccioli; Pasqualino Rossi; Marina Davoli; (2020) Mortality impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by sex and age: rapid mortality surveillance system, Italy, 1 February to 18 April 2020. Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 25 (19). pp. 2-6. ISSN 1025-496X DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.19.2000620
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Data from the rapid mortality surveillance system in 19 major Italian cities were used to carry out a timely assessment of the health impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. By 18 April, a + 45% excess in mortality was observed, with a higher impact in the north of the country (+ 76%). The excess was greatest among men, with an increasing trend by age. Surveillance data can be used to evaluate the lockdown and re-opening phases.


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