Moving Average Based Index for Judging the Peak of the Covid-19 Epidemic

Bibliographic Data

ID15459355
AuthorsYun-Ting He (0000-0001-7350-9703, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Xiaojin Wang (0000-0002-1912-7939, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Hao He (0000-0002-6823-9603, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Jing Zhai (0009-0002-4679-0039, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Bingshun Wang (0000-0002-0435-2543, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue15
Pages5288-5288
Publication date2020-07-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17155288
OpenAlexW3043979026
LanguageEN
References cited15

A pneumonia outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread around the world. A total of 2,314,621 laboratory-confirmed cases, including 157,847 deaths (6.8%) were reported globally by 20 April 2020. Common symptoms of COVID-19 pneumonia include fever, fatigue, and dry cough. Faced with such a sudden outbreak of emerging infectious disease, traditional models for predicting the peak of the epidemic often show inconsistent results. With the aim to timely judge the epidemic peak and provide support for decisions for resuming production and returning to normal life based on publicly reported data, we used a seven-day moving average of log-transformed daily new cases (LMA) to establish a new index named the “epidemic evaluation index” (EEI). We used SARS epidemic data from Hong Kong to verify the practicability of the new index, and then applied it to the COVID-19 epidemic analysis. The results showed that the epidemic peaked, respectively, on 9 February and 5 February 2020, in Hubei Province and other provinces in China. The proposed index can be applied for judging the epidemic peak. While the global COVID-19 epidemic reached its peak in the middle of April, the epidemic peaks in some countries have not yet appeared. Global and united efforts are still needed to eventually eliminate the epidemic

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · China · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Epidemic disease · Geography · Index (typography · Index case · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pneumonia · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Socioeconomics · Computer Science · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Demography · Medicine · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Internal Medicine · Virology