Figure 2  Cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in EU/EEA countries and the UK as at 15 March compared with that in Italy, 31 January–15 March 2020 (total number of cases in the EU/EEA and the UK as at 15 March 2020 8:00 a.m. = 39,768)
COVID-19: coronavirus disease; EU/EEA: European Union/European Economic Area; UK: United Kingdom.
The crimson red bar indicates the position of Italy as at 15 March, while the red, orange and yellow bars indicate the position of Italy 1, 2 and 3 weeks prior, respectively. The number of cases in each country as at 15 March is indicated in parentheses.