Epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 cases and estimates of the reproductive numbers 1 month into the epidemic, Italy, 28 January to 31 March 2020.

Euro Surveill · 2020 · PMC7730489 · PMID 33303064

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The second and third most affected regions in February (Veneto and Emilia-Romagna) showed an increasing trend of R t until about 24 February ( Figure 4 ).

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