Before revision:  Specifically, the intensity of COVID-related social media activity from different Italian regions at the beginning of the epidemic (21-24/2/2020), predicts well the total number of deaths reached almost a month later ( 21 / 3 /2020) in each region.
After revision:  Specifically, the intensity of COVID-related social media activity from different Italian regions at the beginning of the epidemic (21-24/2/2020), predicts well the total number of deaths reached almost a month later ( 7 / 3 /2020) in each region.