articleJAMAMar 23, 2020Closed access

Case-Fatality Rate and Characteristics of Patients Dying in Relation to COVID-19 in Italy

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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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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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Case fatality rate
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Mortality rate
  • Demography
  • Disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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