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- As of Monday, 463 out of 9,172 people infected with coronavirus in Italy have died. It has a national death rate that is higher than the global average.
- The new figures make the country home to the largest number of infections outside China.
- Experts estimate that Italy's aging population may correlate to the deadly nature of the disease within its borders.
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Italy has one of the oldest populations in the world, with a median age of about 46 years old. Nearly 60% of the population is aged 40 and over, about 23% of which is over 65 — heightening the population's risk with regards to the novel coronavirus currently spreading through Italy.
As of Monday, over 9,000 people in Italy had contracted the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus, and more than 463 others have died. The new figures make the country home to the largest number of infections outside China, the epicenter of the epidemic.
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