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| Virus was direct cause of death for 89% of Italian COVID-19 victims |
| 2020-07-16 |
| [Jpost] - The new coronavirus has directly caused the death of 9 out of 10 of Italian COVID-19 victims, a study released on Thursday said, shedding new light on the epidemic which mainly struck the country's northern regions. Since discovering its first infections in February, Italy has reported some 35,000 COVID-19 fatalities. However, health authorities said many of those who died were also affected by other ailments and this provoked a fierce debate on whether the virus was the actual cause of death. The study published by the Superior Health Institute and National Statistics Institute ISTAT showed the coronavirus was the direct cause of death for 89% of the 4,942 victims in the sample. Think before you comment, BP |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Film at 11.... |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-16 23:33 |
| #4 So only 9 out of 10 covid deaths are directly related to the covid virus. Hope a future reports reflect this update. |
| Posted by: jpal 2020-07-16 23:26 |
| #3 This is now a circus event. Time to move along. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-07-16 19:46 |
| #2 Is that what the documents say? Well then, rock solid proof then. /sarc |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-16 18:16 |
| #1 this is a strange result, since covid has been said to cause the victim's immune system to behave destructively, which leads to fatal cases of pneumonia or sometimes to heart attacks. what exactly is a direct covid death? does death from heart failure or pneumonia count ? |
| Posted by: daniel 2020-07-16 18:10 |