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

Sarah K. Nørgaard, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Jens Nielsen, Lukas Richter, Daniela Schmid, Natalia Bustos, Toon Braye, Maria Athanasiadou, Theodore Lytras, Gleb Denissov, Tatjana Veideman, Oskari Luomala, Teemu Möttönen, Anne Fouillet, Céline Caserio-Schönemann, Matthias an der Heiden, Helmut Uphoff, Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou, Janos Bobvos, Anna Paldy, Naama 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 León, Ahmed Farah, Ilias Galanis, Christoph Junker, Damir Perisa, Mary Sinnathamby, Nick Andrews, Mark G O’Doherty, David Irwin, Sharon Kennedy, Jim McMenamin, Cornelia Adlhoch, Nick Bundle, Pasi Penttinen, Jukka Pukkila, Richard Pebody, Tyra G Krause, Kåre Mølbak

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.

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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