The spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy has hit mostly people over 50 years of age. Also, the virus claimed approximately 32 thousand lives since it entered the country between the end of January and the beginning of February 2020. As the chart shows, mortality rate appeared to be higher for the elderly patient. In fact, for people between 80 and 89 years of age, the fatality rate was 32 percent. For patients older than 90 years this figure was 29 percent. Overall, the mortality rate of coronavirus in Italy reached 13.7 percent, higher than that registered in other countries.
Since the first case was detected at the end of January in Italy, coronavirus has been spreading fast. As of May 26, 2020, the authorities reported 231 thousand cases in the country. The area mostly hit by the virus is the North, in particular the region of Lombardy.
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