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

Graziano Onder(Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Giovanni Rezza(Istituto Superiore di Sanità), Silvio Brusaferro(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
JAMA
March 23, 2020
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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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