[Places of death of COVID-19 patients: an observational study based on evaluated death certificates from the city of Muenster, Germany (2021)].

Introduction: The places of death of COVID-19 patients have so far hardly been investigated in Germany.

Methods: In a places of death study in Westphalia (Germany), statistical evaluations were carried out in the city of Muenster on the basis of all death certificates from 2021. Persons who had died with or from a COVID-19 infection were identified by medical information on cause of death and analyzed with descriptive statistical methods using SPSS.