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. 2023 Jun 29;14:3840. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39288-6

Fig. 3. Burial registrations and COVID-19 mortality patterns.

Fig. 3

a Confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Lusaka Province, b total weekly burial registrations in Lusaka with a 5-week rolling average of the two preceding, current and two succeeding weeks, c age-grouped registrations relative to 2018–2019 mean, d weekly average age at death of burial registrations with similar 5-week rolling average, e age-grouped proportion of deaths in burial registrations. Dates of key non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) changes are also given (vertical dashed lines, 17th March 2020: initial COVID-19 press briefing and NPIs45, 24th April 2020: initial relaxation of some NPIs48, 6th June 2020: opening of primary and secondary schools for examination students only49, 10th October 2020: business restrictions fully lifted, COVID guidance continues, e.g., mask wearing, good hygiene etc57,85).