Portugal recorded a total of 3,624 excess deaths “compared to what was expected” last winter, reports the Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute (INSA) today, suggesting the deaths coincided with the ‘flu epidemic’. INSA was quoting a report by the National Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Surveillance Programme (PNVG), which stated: “During the 2023/2024 flu season, the number of deaths from all causes in Portugal was higher than expected for a period. This period ran from weeks 51/2023 to 03/2024, which coincided with the flu epidemic.” The deaths affected women a little more than they affected men, but essentially both sexes were affected.
INSA reports 3,624 excess deaths in last winter’s flu epidemic period
