Estimating excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic from a population-based infectious disease surveillance in two diverse populations in Kenya, March 2020-December 2021.

• Main Authors: Clifford Oduor (Author), Allan Audi (Author), Samwel Kiplangat (Author), Joshua Auko (Author), Alice Ouma (Author), George Aol (Author), Carolyne Nasimiyu (Author), George O Agogo (Author), Terrence Lo (Author), Peninah Munyua (Author), Amy Herman-Roloff (Author), Godfrey Bigogo (Author), Patrick K Munywoki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Robust data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality in Africa are relatively scarce. Using data from two well-characterized populations in Kenya we aimed to estimate excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The mortality data arise from an ongoing population-based infectious...