Before revision: We investigate the possibility of a harvesting effect, i.e. a temporary forward shift in mortality, of the COVID-19 pandemic by looking at the excess mortality trends of  one of the areas with the highest death toll in the world  , Northern Italy.
After revision: We investigate the possibility of a harvesting effect, i.e. a temporary forward shift in mortality, of the COVID-19 pandemic by looking at the excess mortality trends of one of the areas with the highest death toll in the world during the first wave , Northern Italy.