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. 2021 Jan;26(2):2002023.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.1.2002023.

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

Sarah K Nørgaard  1 , Lasse S Vestergaard  1 , Jens Nielsen  1 , Lukas Richter  2 , Daniela Schmid  2 , Natalia Bustos  3 , Toon Braye  3 , Maria Athanasiadou  4 , Theodore Lytras  5 , Gleb Denissov  6 , Tatjana Veideman  6 , Oskari Luomala  7 , Teemu Möttönen  7 , Anne Fouillet  8 , Céline Caserio-Schönemann  8 , Matthias An der Heiden  9 , Helmut Uphoff  10 , Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou  11 , Janos Bobvos  12 , Anna Paldy  12 , Naama Rotem  13 , Irene Kornilenko  13 , Lisa Domegan  14 , Joan O'Donnell  14 , Francesca De Donato  15 , Matteo Scortichini  15 , Patrick Hoffmann  16 , Telma Velez  16 , Kathleen England  17 , Neville Calleja  17 , Liselotte van Asten  18 , Lenny Stoeldraijer  19 , Richard A White  20 , Trine H Paulsen  20 , Susana P da Silva  21 , Ana P Rodrigues  21 , Petra Klepac  22 , Metka Zaletel  22 , Mario Fafangel  22 , Amparo Larrauri  23 , Inmaculada León  23 , Ahmed Farah  24 , Ilias Galanis  24 , Christoph Junker  25 , Damir Perisa  26 , Mary Sinnathamby  27 , Nick Andrews  27 , Mark G O'Doherty  28 , David Irwin  28 , Sharon Kennedy  29 , Jim McMenamin  29 , Cornelia Adlhoch  30 , Nick Bundle  30 , Pasi Penttinen  30 , Jukka Pukkila  31 , Richard Pebody  31 , Tyra G Krause  1 , Kåre Mølbak  1   32
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Real-time monitoring shows substantial excess all-cause mortality during second wave of COVID-19 in Europe, October to December 2020

Sarah K Nørgaard et al. Euro Surveill. 2021 Jan.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; EuroMOMO; Europe; all-cause mortality.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Weekly number of COVID-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization by the countries participating in the EuroMOMO networka, weeks 27 to 53, 2020
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Figure 2
EuroMOMO pooled estimates of all-cause mortality (A) for all ages and (B–G) by age group, 27 participating countriesa or subnational areas, weeks 1 to 53 2020
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Figure 3
EuroMOMO pooled estimates of excess all-cause mortality for all ages by week and year, 27 participating countriesa or subnational areas, weeks 1 to 52 2017–2020
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