Mortality impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by sex and age: rapid mortality surveillance system, Italy, 1 February to 18 April 2020.
Michelozzi, Paola;
de'Donato, Francesca;
Scortichini, Matteo;
De Sario, Manuela;
Noccioli, Fiammetta;
Rossi, Pasqualino;
Davoli, Marina;
(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: https://doi.org/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.