Ile-de-France: at the start of the second wave, excess mortality was lower than in the spring

This is reassuring, but to be taken with a grain of salt.

The excess mortality recorded during the onset of the second wave of Covid-19 was much lower than during the first wave in the spring.

This is the result of a study published on Friday by the Ile-de-France Regional Health Observatory.

The ORS compared the number of deaths recorded at the start of the second wave - between September 1 and November 15 - across the region, with that observed as an annual average between 2015 and 2019.

17% more deaths

“The second wave was much less virulent in terms of excess mortality than the first.

There is 17% more death between September 1 and November 15, 2020 compared to previous years.

In March-April, this figure rose to 89% ”, relates the study, which calls for caution, the second wave not being over.

It prevents.

This document, which scrutinizes the place of residence of the deceased - and not the city where they died which artificially increases the number of victims in municipalities with hospitals - provides a first photograph of the places most affected. by the excess mortality of this second wave.

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The number of deaths was thus multiplied by 1.6 in the community of agglomeration Dourdannais en Hurepoix (Essonne) and by 1.4 in that of Coulommiers Pays de Brie (Seine-et-Marne), as well as in the Establishment. territorial public Paris Terres d'Envol (Seine-Saint-Denis).

The most affected municipalities are the villages of Seine-et-Marne: Rozay-en-Brie and Villeneuve-Saint-Denis.

The excess mortality, on the other hand, remains “non-significant” in Sarcelles (Val d'Oise), which was particularly hard hit in the spring.

“On the second wave, we did not review the death rate for the first.

There were deaths, but not in the same proportions, ”confirms Patrick Haddad, the mayor (PS) of the town.