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99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of MSN/Bloomberg
Posted: March 21st, 2020
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/99-25-of-those-who-died...
More than 99% of Italys coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions, according to astudyby the countrys national health authority. After deaths from the virus reached more than 2,500, with a 150% increase in the past week, health authorities have been combing through data to provide clues to help combat the spread of the disease. Italy has more than 31,500 confirmed cases of the illness. The new study could provide insight into why Italys death rate, at about 8% of total infected people, is higher than in other countries. The Rome-based institute has examined medical records of about 18% of the countrys coronavirus fatalities, finding that just three victims, or 0.8% of the total, had no previous pathology. Almost half of the victims suffered from at least three prior illnesses and about a fourth had either one or two previous conditions. More than 75% had high blood pressure, about 35% had diabetes and a third suffered from heart disease. The average age of those whove died from the virus in Italy is 79.5. As of March 17, 17 people under 50 had died from the disease. All of Italys victims under 40 have been males with serious existing medical conditions. According to the GIMBE Foundation, about 100,000 Italians have contracted the virus, daily Il Sole 24 Ore reported. That would bring back the countrys death rate closer to the global average of about 2%.
Note: Yet very strangely in Italy's neighbor France, "half the severe cases were people aged under 60," according to this report. For two other excellent articles which put the Coronavirus in perspective, see this compilation of data and this excellent essay on how the virus is being used to promote the surveillance state. Lots more from reliable sources on selling fear during virus scares is available here. And for how fear is used to control us and what we can do about it, don't miss this excellent essay.
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