Yes, more people die in the few days after the short night in the spring, but then there is a lower average mortality in the few days after that, and overall th

Yes, more people die in the few days after the short night in the spring, but then there is a lower average mortality in the few days after that, and overall there is no net difference. Likewise in the fall, there is a slight dip in the day or two after the long night, but it washes out over the next week.