SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 22-jun-2020

June . 22 . 2020 page 13/19 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Number of deaths between March 1 and June 7, 2020 higher than in the same period in 2019 and 2018 The preliminary total number of deaths between March 1 and June 7, 2020 is 2,705 higher than the number registered in the same period in 2019 and 1,495 cases higher than the number of deaths registered in 2018. The positive variation in relation to 2019 is due mainly to the increase in the number of deaths of people aged 75 and over (+2,488). The total number of deaths exceeded that of 2019 on March 20 and that of 2018 on March 30. The comparison between deaths in 2020 and the average of deaths in 2018 and 2019, per day, between March 2 and June 7, reveals a change in pattern in mid-March (the first death attributed to COVID-19 was registered on March 16). Diference between the number of deaths in 2020 and the average number of deaths in 2018 and 2019, per day - 80 - 60 - 40 - 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 1 5 No. Cumulative number of deaths, by day of death, March 1 to June 7 (2018-2020) 35 000 01-Mar 0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 03-Mar 05-Mar 07-Mar 09-Mar 11-Mar 13-Mar 15-Mar 17-Mar 19-Mar 21-Mar 23-Mar 25-Mar 27-Mar 29-Mar 31-Mar 02-Apr 04-Apr 06-Apr 08-Apr 10-Apr 12-Apr 14-Apr 16-Apr 18-Apr 20-Apr 22-Apr 24-Apr 26-Apr 28-Apr 30-Apr 02-May 04-May 06-May 08-May 10-May 12-May 14-May 16-May 18-May 20-May 22-May 24-May 26-May 28-May 30-May 01-Jun 03-Jun 05-Jun 07-Jun 2018 2019 2020