Table A3.

Description of the data provided at national and regional Level.

Level	Organisation	Frequency	Items	Publishing modality	Publishing source	Starting period	Language
National	Protezione Civile (Ministries’ Cabinet Department)	Daily	National, regional and provinces level: •case, deaths, ICU, total hospitalization, testing, home self-isolation, recovered	Open source	Ministry of Health website	24/02/2020	Italian English (legend translation)
National	Protezione Civile (Ministries’ Cabinet Department)	Daily	Purchased and distributed by the Government to the single regions: •Devices and equipment (masks, gloves, tests, ventilators, pumps, thermometers, monitors, glasses, coats, humidifiers, electrocardiographs etc.)	Interactive map/ closed data	Protezione Civile website	20/03/20	Italian
National	National Health Institute	Daily	National level •total cases by sex group •comorbidities of cases and deaths by age group	Pdf	Epicentro website (epidemiological research department of SSN), department of the National Health I0nstitute	13/04/20	Italian English
National	National Health Institute	Twice per week	National level •cases and deaths by sex and age groups •comorbidities of cases and deaths by age and sex groups	Pdf	Epicentro website (epidemiological research department of SSN), department of the National Health Institute	12/03/20 20/03/20 (comorbidities)	Italian English
National	National Health Institute	Twice per week	Regional level •total deaths •total cases	Pdf	Epicentro website (epidemiological research department of SSN), department of the National Health Institute	13/03/20	Italian English
National	National Health Institute		National level •Medical workforce: total number of cases/total population cases •Three regions with the highest and lowest variation of total cases (weekly) •Medical workforce: total number of cases and deaths per age gorups •Medical workforce: role of workforce/total number of workforce cases •Medical workforce: hospital type of positive medical workforce/total workforce cases	Pdf	Epicentro website (epidemiological research department of SSN), department of the National Health Institute	16/04/20	Italian English
Regional Valle d'Aosta	Regional Government	Daily	Municipality level •positive and negative cases •deaths •home isolation •pending Regional level •positive and negative total tested •cases •hospitalized, ICU, home isolation •recovered by average age •clinically recovered (first test negative) •deaths by age, gender, in hospital/home •number of tests (positive, negative, pending) •police checks (control and fine)	Pdf	Region website (twitter)	9/03/20	Italian French
Regional Piemonte	Regional Government	Daily	Municipal level •number of cases, deaths •clinically recovered •recovered Regional level •Home isolation •number test •non hospitalized •ICU •Deaths •Recovered •Clinically recovered •RCA/Total cases	Pdf	Region website and social media (twitter, facebook)	21/02/20	Italian
Regional Lombardia	Regional Government	Daily	Regional level •Number of tests •Number of cases •ICU •Deaths •Hospitalized •Recovered (hospitalized) Province level •Cases	Pdf	Lombardia notizie- Region website and social media (twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube some content such as press conference)	21/02/20	Italian
Regional Provence of Trento	Regional Government	Daily	Municipalities level •Cases •Recovered •Discharged •Deaths •Residents Province level •Cases: actual, recovered, discharged, deaths •Hospitalized: ICU, hospitalized, RCA/home care, high intensity hospitalization, infectious disease department, community hospital (strutture intermedie), home, discharged	Open data	App #TreCovid19 Region website, social media (twitter and Facebook)	03/03/20	Italian
Regional Provence of Bolzano	Regional Government	Daily	ASL level •Total number of cases •Positive cases •Deaths Municipalities level •Positive cases: home quarantined, recovered from quarantined, total quarantined •Deaths by age and sex	Open data Pdf (Deaths by age and sex)	Region website, social media (Twitter and Facebook)	15/03/20	German Italian Ladin
Regional Liguria	Regional Government	Daily	Regional level •Number of tests •Home isolation •Clinically recovered •Recovered •Deaths •Active surveillance (soggetti in sorveglianza attiva) Province •Positive test ASL •Recovered: hospitalized and ICU	Website text	Region website, social media (Twitter, Instagram and Facebook daily infographic)	25/02/20	Italian
Veneto	Regional Government	Twice per day	Province level •Total cases Regional level •Home isolation •Hospitalized •Community hospital •Recovered (hospital and hospital community) •Recovered •Total cases by age and gender •Hospitalized: recovered (home isolation and hospital community), current hospitalized, ICU share, number of deaths during the hospitalization, hospitalization by age and gender, average age in ICU	Interactive infographic	Region website, social media (few info, not systematically)	25/02/20	Italian
Emilia-Romagna	Regional Government	Daily	Regional level •Cases •Recovered: clinically recovered, recovered •Tests •Home isolation •ICU •Hospitalization •Deaths by age and gender Province level •New deaths •Positive Cases •New hospital beds (ordinary and ICU) •New nurses, medical equipment, drive through units	Website text, some infographic	Region website and social media (Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn-not daily)	26/03/20	Italian
Friuli Venezia Giulia	Regional Government- Regional Protezione Civile	Daily	Municipalities •Home isolation •Total cases •Recovered •Deaths	Open data	Region protezione civile website and social media (Facebook and Twitter- regional acts)	27/02/20	Italian
Toscana	Regional Government	Daily	Regional •Cases •Tests (total and positive) •Deaths •Recovered (clinically and recovered) •Home isolation •Hospitalized •ICU •Number of tests ASL •Total cases •Total cases per 100,000 population •Province	Infographic, website text, pdf	Region website, Facebook and twitter	26/02/20	Italian
Umbria	Regional Government	Daily	Municipal •Positive per 1000 •Recovered per hospital level •ICU per hospital level Regional •Tests (positive and total) •Cases by age and sex	Interactive dashboard and Open data	Region website, Facebook and twitter, No Instagram page	–	Italian
Marche	Regional Government	Daily	Regional •Tests Municipalities •Deaths by gender, age, comorbidities •Hospitalized: ICU, no ICU, semi intensive, post critical, home isolation	Pdf	Regional website Twitter not systematically, no Instagram page, Facebook	06/02/20	Italian
Lazio	Spallanzani and Regional Government	Daily	Regional (Spallanzani) •Positive patients •Ventilator patients •Number of patients discharged or transferred to community hospitals Regional (Region) •Positive cases •Hospitalized •Home isolation •Deaths •Recovered •Total tested cases	Pdf	Lazio Doctor per Covid19 Facebook, twitter	01/02/20	Italian
Abruzzo	Regional Government	Daily	Regional •Total tests, negative tests Provinces •Hospitalized, home isolation, ICU, general beds •Deaths by age and gender •Clinically recovered	Infographic, web site text	Regional website Twitter, Facebook regional acts	05/03/20	Italian
Molise	Regional Government and local	Daily	Provinces •Total cases •Positive cases by age •Total cases distribution by density of municipal level	Infographic	Regional website Facebook	–	Italian
Campania	Regional government	Daily	Regional •Tests (positive, negative) •Deaths •Recovered Province •Total cases	Infographic	Regional website Instagram, Facebook	12/03/20	Italian
Basilicata	Regional government	Daily	Regional •Active cases •Total tests •Home isolation •Total hospitalized •ICU •Deaths •Recovered Municipalities •Total cases	Infographic	Regional website Twitter	–	Italian
Puglia	Regional government	Daily	Regional •Home isolation •Recovered •Hospitalized •Deaths •Cases by age and gender •Deaths by age •Severity: severe, critical, asymptomatic, mild symptoms, Provinces •Total cases	Pdf	Regional website Twitter- not systematically	02/03/20	Italian
Calabria	Regional government	Daily	Regional •Tests •Confirmed cases •Home isolation •Hospitalized •ICU •Discharged •Deaths Provinces •Cases distribution •Hospitalized •ICU •Home isolation •Deaths •Recovered	Infographic, website text	Regional website Personal account of the Regional President	13/03/20	Italian
Sicilia	Regional government	Daily	Regional •Tests •Positive •Patients: recovered, ICU, home isolation, hospitalization, deaths	Infographic	Sicilia Sicura app Instagram Facebook Twitter	03/03/20
Sardegna	Regional government	Daily	Provinces •Positive Regional •Tests •Hospitalized •Home isolation •Recovered •Clinically recovered •Deaths	Infographic	Regional website Facebook	26/03/20	Italian