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The first severe patient tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 in Italy at the hospital of Codogno on February 20, 2020.
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Is it true that the first severe patient tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 in Italy at the hospital of Codogno on February 20, 2020?
Yes. Multiple scientific sources confirm that the first severe or prominent local COVID-19 case in Italy was identified and tested positive at the hospital of Codogno around February 20–21, 2020.
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It mentions a 38-year-old man admitted to the hospital in Codogno on February 21 as the first Italian citizen.
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PLOS (all journals): Could the new coronavirus have infected humans prior November 2019?. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248255
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It notes the first confirmed Italian case was documented on February 21, 2020, from Codogno.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Diagnosis and treatment delay of head and neck cancers during COVID-19 era in a tertiary care academic hospital: what should we expect?. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00405-021-06834-1.pdf
It explicitly states that on February 20, 2020, the first severe patient was tested positive at Codogno.
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PLOS (all journals): How political choices shaped Covid connectivity: The Italian case study. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261041
It mentions the first known COVID-19 case in Italy was reported in Codogno around late February.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in an Oropharyngeal Swab Specimen, Milan, Italy, Early December 2019. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/pdfs/20-4632.pdf
It states the first local transmission case was confirmed in Codogno around mid-February 2020.
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PLOS (all journals): Non-COVID-19 patients in times of pandemic: Emergency department visits, hospitalizations and cause-specific mortality in Northern Italy. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248995
It notes the first Italian infectious outbreak was registered in February 2020 in Codogno.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: From high-quality assistance to emergency orthopaedics during COVID-19 pandemic: a northern Italy scenario for sports medicine. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11332-020-00721-8.pdf
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