Italy coronavirus deaths rise 25% to 1,809

[denem]

Source: Reuters

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy recorded 368 new deaths from the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday as the total rose to 1,809 from 1,441 a day earlier, the country’s civil protection authority said on Sunday.

The number of positive cases rose to 24,747 from 21,157 a day earlier as Europe’s worst outbreak of the deadly virus continued to expand.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-toll/italy-coronavirus-deaths-rise-25-to-1809-idUSKBN212113

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The 'death rate' in Italy for COVID-19 is 7.3%, the highest recorded in any country.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Somewhere a MAGAT is yelling that we can beat that.

[RKP5637]

5. Yep, and screaming Go USA! Go USA! Go USA! n/t

[empedocles]

2. Accelerating rise in positive cases. Not good.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. And they have more testing kits per capita?

I'm not sure, but they *have* to be doing better than OUR Federal Government...

[Dawson Leery]

4. Is it still a "hoax" you orange piece of s**t?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. USA: Hold my beer.

[yaesu]

7. maybe Nunes should go there & do some clubbing,kick his heels up,he thinks this is all one big party

[OKNancy]

8. For some reason, I'm thinking it may be so high because they are being honest about the death rate

I'm not usually in the conspiratorial frame of mind, but it did occur to me.

[cstanleytech]

15. I suspect it is due largely to the fact that they have a rather large

number of people 50 and older.
I would actually become more concerned if mutated again and began to hit those younger even worse but thankfully that has not yet happened and hopefully never will.

[beachbumbob]

9. multiply by 10x and you get the idea whats coming here shortly

[cstanleytech]

16. Not if the government was to institute a strict 4 week shutdown.

Of course they will have to do some things like suspend companies from collecting on bills for that month includings like rent, mortgages and car loans but they can mitigate that by giving tax deferments to those effected.

[riversedge]

10. The 'death rate' in Italy for COVID-19 is 7.3%, the highest recorded in any country. If any

group needed thoughts and prayers, it is this Italy.

[denem]

12. +1

These numbers are people.

[yaesu]

11. Spain's deaths doubled overnight. nt

[madville]

13. Italy has an older population than most countries

And reportedly they are not treating or even screening people over age 65 now due to lack of capacity. Last statistics I found said that 98.9% of their total deaths where from people age 60 and older.

[IronLionZion]

14. US trajectory is unfortunately in line with Italy's

See charts at this link

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/3/13/21178289/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-us-countries-italy-iran-singapore-hong-kong

[melm00se]

17. it might be because

the median age in Italy is 10 years higher than the US and is the oldest population in Europe. This is important due to the spike in mortality in the older age groups.