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Three-quarters of the people in Switzerland and Liechtenstein who have lost their lives to the virus since the start of the corona pandemic have died since the beginning of October 2020. About half of them lived in nursing homes and nursing homes .
This emerges from a report that the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) published on Friday. Consequently, more men (54 percent) died than women (46 percent). More than 90 percent of the deceased were over 70 years old and most had at least one previous illness.
Incidence of deaths higher than in Germany
Of the more than 10,000 people in hospital care, 14 percent were treated in an intensive care unit, of which 28 percent died. The median age of those who died in intensive care units was 74 years.
When looking at the entire epidemic, Switzerland reports an incidence of deaths of 106 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the report. This means that it has a higher incidence than the average of European countries (104.8). The incidence of deaths in Switzerland is slightly higher than in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, but lower than in Italy, Spain and France.
Two phases of excess mortality
Coronavirus deaths led to two phases of excess mortality in Switzerland last year. The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has one in spring (March / April 2020) and one from autumn (end of October 2020) to end of January 2021.
The excess mortality in the second phase was higher than in other particular phases during the last ten years. Such excess mortality occurred during flu seasons or in a hot summer.
The report is based on data as of February 19. In Switzerland, more than 9,300 people have died in connection with the virus since the start of the corona pandemic. The first person died on Friday a year ago as a result of a disease with the coronavirus. (SDA / bra)
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