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D. Del Re , P. Meridiani ·

YOU? · · 2020 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.07.20092775 · OA: W3023947960

The mortality data can be used as an alternative source to monitor the status of Covid-19. We have studied a dataset including deaths up to the fourth week of April. There is a large excess, more pronounced at the beginning of the pandemic, showing a difference in age and gender compared to the Covid-19-confirmed cases. The study indicates that mortality information can be used to provide a less biased time profile of the pandemic.