Neuchâtel, 11.05.2015 (FSO) - In the first weeks of this year, many more people died in Switzerland than was expected. This period of excess mortality coincided with the peak of the last wave of flu. The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) will from now on publish weekly death figures on its website.
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Flu surge led to more deaths at start of 2015
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Mortality statistics: Excess mortality between January and March 2015
