Version 0.3.0

• Updates for the italy_total dataset:

  • Added positive_clinical_activity - positive cases emerged from clinical activity
  • Added positive_surveys_tests - positive cases emerging from surveys and tests, planned at national or regional level

• Updates for the italy_region dataset:

  • Added positive_clinical_activity - positive cases emerged from clinical activity
  • Added positive_surveys_tests - positive cases emerging from surveys and tests, planned at national or regional level

• Updated the data refresh automation - set docker image to support the cron job on Github Actions

Version 0.2.0

• Automated the data refresh on the Github version with the use of Github Actions
• Add vignette - Visualization covid19italy with Choropleth Maps (non CRAN, available here)
• Update for the italy_total dataset:
  • total_currently_positive -> cumulative_positive_cases
  • new_currently_positive -> daily_positive_cases
  • total_positive_cases -> cumulative_cases
  • Add new columns:
    • total_people_tested - total number of people tested
• Update for the italy_region dataset:
  • total_currently_positive -> cumulative_positive_cases
  • new_currently_positive -> daily_positive_cases
  • Add new columns:
    • total_people_tested - total number of people tested
    • region_spatial - the spatial region name as in the output of the ne_states function from the rnaturalearth package
• Update for the italy_province dataset:
  • total_positive_cases was modified to total_cases
  • total_tests was removed
  • Add new columns:
    • new_cases - add daily number of positive cases
    • province_spatial - the spatial province names as in the output of the ne_states function from the rnaturalearth package

Version 0.1.0

• Release three datasets:

  • italy_total - national level
  • italy_region - region level
  • italy_province - province level

• update_data function to update the dataset to the most recent one

• Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.