Before revision:  Our epidemic risk index shows strong correlations with the available official data on the number of infected individuals, patients in intensive care and deceased patients, and can explain why regions such as Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Piemonte and Veneto are suffering much more than the rest of the country.
After revision:  Our epidemic risk index shows strong correlations with the available official data on the number of infected individuals, patients in intensive care and deceased patients, and can explain why regions such as Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna, Piemonte and Veneto have suffered much more than the rest of the country.