Comparison of Estimated Excess Deaths in New York City During the COVID-19 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics
Jeremy Samuel Faust, Zhenqiu Lin, Carlos del Rı́o
Abstract
This cohort study compares the excess deaths in New York City during the peak of the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic with those during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)HomicideInfluenza pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyDemographyMedicineMedical emergencyGeographyPoison controlSuicide preventionOutbreakSociologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseDisaster Response and ManagementInfluenza Virus Research StudiesAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes