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

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 e…

Graziano Onder, Giovanni Rezza, Silvio Brusaferro
https://resea.org/10.1001/jama.2020.4683

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.