Measuring the worldwide spread of COVID-19 using a comprehensive modeling method

Author:

Zhou Xiang,Ma Xudong,Gao Sifa,Ma Yingying,Gao Jianwei,Jiang Huizhen,Zhu Weiguo,Hong Na,Long YunORCID,Su Longxiang

Abstract

Abstract Background With the global spread of COVID-19, detecting high-risk countries/regions timely and dynamically is essential; therefore, we sought to develop automatic, quantitative and scalable analysis methods to observe and estimate COVID-19 spread worldwide and further generate reliable and timely decision-making support for public health management using a comprehensive modeling method based on multiple mathematical models. Methods We collected global COVID-19 epidemic data reported from January 23 to September 30, 2020, to observe and estimate its possible spread trends. Countries were divided into three outbreak levels: high, middle, and low. Trends analysis was performed by calculating the growth rate, and then country grouping was implemented using group-based trajectory modeling on the three levels. Individual countries from each group were also chosen to further disclose the outbreak situations using two predicting models: the logistic growth model and the SEIR model. Results All 187 observed countries' trajectory subgroups were identified using two grouping strategies: with and without population consideration. By measuring epidemic trends and predicting the epidemic size and peak of individual countries, our study found that the logistic growth model generally estimated a smaller epidemic size than the SEIR model. According to SEIR modeling, confirmed cases in each country would take an average of 9–12 months to reach the outbreak peak from the day the first case occurred. Additionally, the average number of cases at the peak time will reach approximately 10–20% of the countries’ populations, and the countries with high trends and a high predicted size must pay special attention and implement public health interventions in a timely manner. Conclusions We demonstrated comprehensive observations and predictions of the COVID-19 outbreak in 187 countries using a comprehensive modeling method. The methods proposed in this study can measure COVID-19 development from multiple perspectives and are generalizable to other epidemic diseases. Furthermore, the methods also provide reliable and timely decision-making support for public health management.

Funder

Emergency project of Health Information and Healthcare Big Data Society of China

CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences

National Key R&D Program of China

CMB Open Competition Program

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Health Informatics,Health Policy,Computer Science Applications

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