Changes in the spatial distribution of COVID-19 incidence in Italy using GIS-based maps

Table 1 Top ten provinces by incidence rate (cases/100,000 inhabitants), of COVID-19, Italy, on March 15, April 18, and June 8, 2020

Region	Province	Population^a	Cases^b			Incidence rates^c
Region	Province	Population^a	15-Mar	18-Apr	8-Jun	15-Mar	18-Apr	8-Jun
Lombardy	Cremona	358,955	1792	5407	6502	499.23	1506.32	1811.37
Emilia-Romagna	Piacenza	287,152	1012	3299	4506	352.43	1148.87	1569.20
Lombardy	Lodi	230,198	1320	2714	3502	573.42	1178.99	1521.30
Lombardy	Bergamo	1,114,590	3416	10,629	13,609	306.48	953.62	1220.99
Lombardy	Brescia	1,265,954	2473	11,758	15,070	195.35	928.79	1190.41
Lombardy	Pavia	545,888	722	3536	5418	132.26	647.75	992.51
Aosta Valley/Vallée d’Aoste	Aosta Valley/Vallée d’Aoste	125,666	57	1073	1191	45.36	853.85	947.75
Piedmont	Alessandria	421,284	207	2752	3968	49.14	653.24	941.88
Emilia-Romagna	Reggio nell’Emilia	531,891	185	4217	4962	34.78	792.83	932.90
Piedmont	Asti	214,638	87	1038	1857	40.53	483.60	865.18

^aFrom ISTAT. “Italian National Institute of Statistics—Resident Population.” Demographic Statistics. Accessible at http://demo.istat.it/. Accessed on 8 June 2020
^bItalian Civil Protection Department [COVID-19 Italy—Situation monitoring]. Accessible at http://opendatadpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/b0c68bce2cce478eaac82fe38d4138b1. Accessed on 8 June 2020
^cCases per 100,000 inhabitants

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