A study published in the scientific journal Nature records a “gap” between the coronavirus deaths reported by the health and demographic services of various countries and the real toll of the pandemic in human lives.
According to the study, the excess mortality observed in many countries during the coronavirus era is not reflected in the deaths officially recorded as due to COVID-19 infection.
Indeed, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority clearly show that in our country, during the second wave of the pandemic, from week 45 — that is, from early November — until mid-December (week 49), there was a double-digit increase in deaths compared with the previous year. The largest increase is seen in week 47, at 42.1% compared with the same week of the previous year. This is exactly the period in which the second wave developed and peaked in Greece, causing the most recorded COVID-19 deaths. Therefore, in the period when the most COVID-19 deaths were recorded, there also appears to be the greatest excess mortality, both in absolute numbers and in percentage terms compared with 2019.
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