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cord-255221-v4r2ek6a	Di Lorenzo, Giuseppe	Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Italy: Analysis of Risk Factors and Proposed Remedial Measures	2020-04-09		.txt	text/plain	2190	103	52	Until March 28, 2020, there were ∼90,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Italy, with 26,000 in-patients, 3,800 patients in intensive care units (ICUs), 40,000 positive in home isolation, and 10,000 deaths, according to the Italian Civil Protection bulletin 1 . Italy currently has the highest COVID-19 mortality rate worldwide, even compared to the People's Republic of China where the number of COVID-19 deaths totaled over 3,000 cases, including potential re-infections. The Lombardy region has a higher number of intensive care and resuscitation beds compared to southern Italy; unfortunately, these places are fast running out of hospital beds and facing challenges in the provision of primary care for conditions other than COVID-19, necessitating the transfer of numerous patients to other regions 4 .	./cache/cord-255221-v4r2ek6a.txt	./txt/cord-255221-v4r2ek6a.txt