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According to the news prepared by the spokesperson by reaching the records of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Cemeteries Department, a total of 12,745 people died in March and April last year.
This number increased to 16,345 with an increase of 3,600 in the same period this year.
However, the records cover all deaths in Istanbul. There is no separate data on those who lost their lives due to coronavirus (Covid 19). Because “Covid-19” information is not included in the death reports from hospitals.
2 thousand 949 increase in April
In March 2019, 6 thousand 630 people died in Istanbul. By March 2020, this figure was 7 thousand 281. The difference was only recorded as 651.
While 6 thousand 115 people died in April last year, this number increased to 9 thousand 64 in April this year with an increase of 2,949.
Looking at the daily death numbers, 399 people died on April 20, when the most deaths occurred in April. The number of people who died on the same day the previous year was 203.
Since Covid-19 is not written as the cause of death in the reports coming from the hospital, there is no separate information in the report about those who died in the epidemic.
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