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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Rapid COVID-19 spread necessitates timely policy development.
  • Accurate prediction of regional vulnerability is crucial for effective response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop county-level COVID-19 occurrence predictions using publicly available data.
  • To forecast near-future disease movement at the county level.

Main Methods:

  • Fused data from health statistics, demographics, and geography.
  • Employed a three-stage XGBoost machine learning model.
  • Quantified COVID-19 occurrence probability and estimated potential cases.

Main Results:

  • Achieved >71% sensitivity and >94% specificity.
  • Identified population, density, age (>70), and comorbidities as key predictors.
  • Observed increased COVID-19 vulnerability in urban counties.

Conclusions:

  • The model aids in identifying vulnerable counties and data inconsistencies.
  • Acknowledged limitations due to testing availability and reporting delays.