Study struggles to explain why Quebec has high COVID-19 death toll but low excess death

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The study says Quebec had 4,033 excess deaths between March 2020 and October 2021 but reported 11,470 COVID-19 fatalities — almost three times more

Researchers are having a hard time explaining why Quebec had Canada’s highest official COVID-19 death toll despite a relatively low number of excess deaths between March 2020 and October 2021.

The study says Quebec had 4,033 excess deaths during that period but reported 11,470 COVID-19 fatalities – almost three times more. It’s the biggest gap recorded in Canada during the pandemic.

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