Figure 1.

Trends of the infection in the 7 most infected Italian provinces from February 25 to March 20, 2020. In the recent weeks, there has been a significant increase in infections, and Bergamo holds the national record of coronavirus cases. The graph illustrates the overall number of patients who have tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, including those who are sick, already healed, and deceased, according to Italian Ministry of Health data.¹