The Use of Cremation Data for Timely Mortality Surveillance During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario, Canada: Validation Study

• Main Authors: Gemma Postill (Author), Regan Murray (Author), Andrew S Wilton (Author), Richard A Wells (Author), Renee Sirbu (Author), Mark J Daley (Author), Laura Rosella (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEarly estimates of excess mortality are crucial for understanding the impact of COVID-19. However, there is a lag of several months in the reporting of vital statistics mortality data for many jurisdictions, including across Canada. In Ontario, a Canadian province, certification by a coron...