1. Forecasting the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths in China: a Boltzmann function-based modeling study
- Author
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Qi Ying, Yuanyuan Gao, Wei Yao, Cheng Long, Xinmiao Fu, and Zuqin Zhang
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Microbiology (medical) ,China ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Epidemiology ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Pneumonia, Viral ,01 natural sciences ,Betacoronavirus ,03 medical and health sciences ,0103 physical sciences ,Humans ,Medicine ,Cities ,Pandemics ,010301 acoustics ,Models, Statistical ,030505 public health ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Concise Communication ,COVID-19 ,Confidence interval ,Infectious Diseases ,Regression Analysis ,Coronavirus Infections ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Forecasting ,Demography - Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak is ongoing in China. Here, Boltzmann function-based analyses reveal the potential total numbers of COVID-19 deaths: 3,260 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3187–3394) in China; 110 (95% CI, 109–112) in Hubei Province; 3,174 (95% CI, 3095–3270) outside Hubei; 2,550 (95% CI, 2494–2621) in Wuhan City; and 617 (95% CI, 607–632) outside Wuhan.
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- 2020