Real-time monitoring shows substantial excess all-cause mortality during second wave of COVID-19 in Europe, October to December 2020

Sarah K. Norgaard, Lasse S. Vestergaard*, Jens Nielsen, Lukas Richter, Daniela Schmid, Natalia Bustos, Toon Braye, Maria Athanasiadou, Theodore Lytras, Gleb Denissov, Tatjana Veideman, Oskari Luomala, Teemu Mottonen, Anne Fouillet, Celine Caserio- Schonemann, Matthias An Der Heiden, Helmut Uphoff, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Janos Bobvos, Anna PaldyNaama Rotem, Irene Kornilenko, Lisa Domegan, Joan O'Donnell, Francesca De Donato, Matteo Scortichini, Patrick Hoffmann, Telma Velez, Kathleen England, Neville Calleja, Liselotte van Asten, Lenny Stoeldraijer, Richard A. White, Trine H. Paulsen, Susana P. da Silva, Ana P. Rodrigues, Petra Klepac, Metka Zaletel, Mario Fafangel, Amparo Larrauri, Inmaculada Leon, Ahmed Farah, Ilias Galanis, Christoph Junker, Damir Perisa, Mary Sinnathamby, Nicholas Andrews, Mark G. O'Doherty, David Irwin, Sharon Kennedy, Jim McMenamin, Cornelia Adlhoch, Nick Bundle, Pasi Penttinen, Jukka Pukkila, Richard Pebody, Tyra G. Krause, Kare Molbak

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Abstract

The European monitoring of excess mortality for public health action (EuroMOMO) network monitors weekly excess all-cause mortality in 27 European countries or subnational areas. During the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Europe in spring 2020, several countries experienced extraordinarily high levels of excess mortality. Europe is currently seeing another upsurge in COVID-19 cases, and EuroMOMO is again witnessing a substantial excess all-cause mortality attributable to COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2002023
Number of pages5
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2021

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Funding Information:
Funding statement: The EuroMOMO network hub at Statens Serum Institut receives funding from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Solna, Sweden, through a framework contract 2017-2020.

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