Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy
Graziano OnderDepartment of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalyGiovanni RezzaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, ItalySilvio BrusaferroOffice of the President, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
2020en
ABI
Abstract
This Viewpoint from physicians with the Italian National Institute of Health confirms a higher case-fatality rate from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy compared with China and explains possible reasons, including age, cause of death definitions, and testing strategy.
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