why don't we close here, as well as in codogno?recise moment, the economy was more prevalent than the health issues. the numbers in this cemetery alone arejust astonishing. died on the 26th of march, the 29th, the 21st, the 11th of march, the 13th, the 10th. itjust goes on and on and on. then look up there, and ernesto ravelli died on the 23rd of february, the very first recorded victim here in bergamo, when this city, this country, had no understanding of the virus that had afflicted it and they hell that had afflicted it and the hell that it was going to live through over the next three months. cemeteries that couldn't cope spilled over into a bergamo church. beside pews once full of life, there was now no space for the dead. at easter, when we first spoke, the priest, mario, carminati tried to find words for the grief. now, his church reopened, he must guide those whose faith has been tested. the army was brought in at the end of march to clear the coffins from that church. as we broadcast the images, we knew that this was to be

if you've been told codogno, codogno, codnogno is the first town, the first case, people are going to-- they think about it. >> reporter: outside a private laboratory doing tests for the virus, that nervousness was tangible. and with some justification. in lombardy, italy's economic engine, which includes the key city of milan, after dipping for a while, the infection and death rates have started to pick up again. for the pbs newshour, i'm malcolm brabant in codogno. >> woodruff: so many sadnesses. and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, please stay safe, and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> fidelity investments. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. >> this program was made possible by the corporation f