More grim numbers from Italy.
Known cases up 17% to 17,660. Deaths up 25% to 1,266.
In Lombardy, 9% of people known to have the virus have died (890 out of 9,820). Italian National Health Institute data from 12/3 show mortality among confirmed cases thus:

age 0-29: 0%
30-49: 0.1%
50-59: 0.6%
60-69: 2.7%
70-79: 9.6%
80-89: 16.6%
90+: 19%

88% of the deceased are age 70+.
Confirmed infections have a median age of 64 and are 60% male.

Why the #eurocrisis had an unstable ending - and could return. A simple summary for folks who weren’t old enough the first time. (Thread) The #eurocrisis got real when Italian & Spanish bond markets began unraveling in 2011-12. Capital flight had a self-fulfilling dynamic, like bank runs on countries, and no action by national govts could stop it. /1