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- Definition difference between observed numbers of deaths and expected numbers based on historical average for the same period Reference "COM-EN, based on:CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) > NCHS > COVID-19 Data from NCHS> Death Data and Resources > Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19 (27.5.2020)"
- Comment Some of the people who died from coronavirus may have died anyway from another health problem. However, by looking at the excess of mortality figures we can get a better understanding of the impact of the pandemic. The excess of mortality figure also takes in deaths of people who have died as an indirect result of the pandemic, such as if a diversion of resources led to the person passing away.