Recent death statistics: the number of deaths from coronavirus is not the only threat

In the last month of last year, the highest number of deaths per year was registered in Lithuania: 5,831, which is 1.5 thousand. more than in November, and more than 2,000. more than in October.

Data from the Institute of Hygiene shows that 76 people died from coronavirus in October, 578 in November and up to 1,471 in December.

That is what Delphi the interlocutor V. Zemlis-Balevičius only indicates which dangerous virus is COVID-19.

“We see that the coronavirus is a dangerous disease. Because COVID-19 was the second leading cause of death in Lithuania on December 19, it is a big problem. And here is the fact that the data from the Institute of Hygiene prove it. And secondly, it must be clarified that the coronavirus can die, but it is an important risk factor.

If you contract the coronavirus, you can die earlier than expected, in other words, the risk of dying increases, ”estimated V. Zemlys – Balevičius the preliminary mortality figures for the previous year.

“It just came to our attention then. What could be another reason? Why did those people get sick? Because here we have an epidemic. The prevalence was high and we have that result.” COVID-19 is not a runny nose when everyone can share and no one will die, “said the data scientist.

V. Zemlys-Balevičius said that quarantine is the price he would be happy to pay so that someone could enjoy his grandmother for one more year.

Statistics from Lithuania indicate that 3129 people died from coronavirus in the country, with COVID-19 as the leading cause of death, and 2220 people according to the Institute of Hygiene.

“If people had coronavirus, where was the difference with what died? So we have to compare, here is the question. We compare people who did not die from coronavirus but who had the virus and we compare the causes of their death with the general population. And if we see that mortality is exactly the same as that of the general uninfected population, that means that it is not a risk factor. But from the data we see another increase, due to circulatory diseases.

We see an increase in deaths from circulatory diseases in November and December. That’s the question here: where is that increase coming from? You can guess, of course, to see if these are not people who have had coronavirus. So it turns out that if you have COVID-19, you can die from other diseases, which increases your risk of dying, “he explained. Delphi pašnekovas V. Zemlys – Balevičius.

He hoped that the Institute of Hygiene would answer this question, then it would be possible to conduct individual research.

The jump in deaths from diseases of the circulatory system last year was recorded in November-December. 2,199 people died in November and 2605 people in December. For example, in January this number was 1926 cases, in May, 1674 cases.