Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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COVID-19 can cause a fatal outcome in elderly patients, as this case report illustrates. ⋯ This case illustrates a severe course of COVID-19 with fatal outcome. The patient was also one of the earliest admitted with COVID-19 in a Norwegian hospital and marked a new phase of the epidemic, as he had not been travelling to high-risk areas or been exposed to any confirmed COVID-19 patients.