Coronavirus: excess deaths stopped in May - ISS-ISTAT

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 9 - The phenomenon of 'excess deaths' seen at the peak of the coronavirus emergency stopped in Italy in May, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) and national statistics agency ISTAT said on Thursday.
    "The dramatic 'excess of mortality' registered in the months of March and April 2020 ended in May thanks to the non-pharmacological preventative measures enforced," said an ISS-ISTAT report on COVID-19 deaths.
    It said deaths at the national level were slightly down in May with respect for the average for the month registered in the 2015-2019 period.
    The report said only areas where the epidemic continues to be strong had excess deaths in May, with Lombardy, the hardest-hit region, registering the most. (ANSA).