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England has experienced one of the highest excess in all-cause mortality in Europe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 emerged, the excess in all-cause mortality rapidly increased, starting in March 2020. The excess observed during the pandemic was higher than excesses noted in the past 5 years. It concerned all regions and all age groups, except the 0–14 year olds, but was more pronounced in the London region and in those aged ≥ 85 years.

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2020-07-16
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All-cause excess mortality observed by age group and regions in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Mary+A+Sinnathamby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sinnathamby Mary A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Heather+Whitaker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Whitaker Heather</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Laura+Coughlan&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Coughlan Laura</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jamie+Lopez+Bernal&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lopez Bernal Jamie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Mary+Ramsay&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ramsay Mary</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nick+Andrews&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Andrews Nick</a></span>. All-cause excess mortality observed by age group and regions in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(28):pii=2001239. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.28.2001239" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.28.2001239</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 19 Jun 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 16 Jul 2020 </span> </p>
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