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

20204,456 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Graziano Onder · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Giovanni Rezza · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Silvio Brusaferro · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 18, pp. 1775-1776

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.4683

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