Prevalence in Italy
The epidemic of COVID-19 which Italy is currently experiencing emerged
in the Lombardy region on the 20th of February,2020, a case of
unidentified not-responding-to-treatment pneumonia was reported, without
any connection, the number of proved cases increased to 36 by day
two.[14, 15]
The main cause of the transmission during the early stages of the
epidemic in Italy was Traveling making Lombardia and Veneto regions in
Northern Italy the most contagious in the country. [16]
The median age of those infected in Italy is 64. However, 40-50 people
have been developing severe types of the disease which take the lives of
the elderly ones.[17]
The median age of those in intensive care is 69 with 44% above the age
of 70, no cases under the age of 18 and a significant percentage of 30,
consequently, they represent an important cause of transmission
Covid-19. Therefore, Lombardia has made 1000 beds for patients in need
of intensive care.[17] From March 1, up until March 11, the
percentage of patients need intensive care was 9% to 11% of actively
infected people.[18]
On Mars 26, 2020, total confirmed cases were 74386, correspondingly new
cases are still reported, a total of 7505 deaths occurred among
confirmed cases.[19]
On March 8, 2020, the Italian Government made an important step limiting
disease transmission in the region of Lombardy in addition to test even
people who have no symptoms. Because of the catastrophic situation,
medical authorities encouraged asymptomatic doctors who come into
contact with coronavirus patients to continue working. moreover, they
made some specialists work outside their fields, such as
gastroenterologists and cardiologists, although that, Italy is now
living a disastrous situation.
The median age of death is 81 years with more than two-thirds of these
patients having chronic underlying diseases (diabetes, hypertension,
heart disease, etc.) the percentage of female patients was 20%. Last
but not least, Italian society is hugely affected by psychological,
social and economic levels with predictions to plunge into a recession.
.[17, 18]