Alireza Hamidian Jahromi
Volume1-Issue1
Dates: Received: 2020-05-14 | Accepted: 2020-05-25 | Published: 2020-05-26
Pages: 001-002
Abstract
In a recent viewpoint publication in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), Onder, et al. provided insight into the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy along with an explanation of the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanita [ISS]) surveillance system [1]. Onder calculated the overall attributed COVID-19 fatality rate of 7.2% in the Italian population, based on the data up to March 17th, 2020 (1625 deaths/22 512 cases) [1]. Onder and colleagues proposed the demographic characteristics of the Italian population (higher older age distribution in the population compared to some other nations) and the associated comorbidities, lack of clearly defined COVID-19 related deaths and the differences in calculation methods in Italy and internationally along with country-specific differences in testing strategies as possible explanations for the higher Italian case-fatality rate compared with some other nations (i.e. China) [1].
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DOI: 10.37871/jels1111
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Hamidian Jahromi A. Analysis of Reported Case Fatality Rate and Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients in Italy. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2020 May 26; 1(1): 001-002. DOI: 10.37871/jels1111
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