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Data driven covid-19 spread prediction based on mobility and mask mandate information.

Sandipan Banerjee¹, Yongsheng Lian¹

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292 USA.

Applied Intelligence (Dordrecht, Netherlands)

|November 12, 2021

Summary

This study introduces a novel data-driven model using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks to predict COVID-19 cases. The model accurately links mobility and mask mandates to transmission rates, outperforming traditional methods.

Keywords:

COVID-19 Covid-spread Data-driven LSTM Machine learning Mask mandate Mobility Prediction

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology
Data Science
Machine Learning

Background:

COVID-19 transmission is primarily human-to-human, necessitating mitigation strategies like mask mandates and stay-at-home orders.
Existing epidemiological models often assume homogeneous population mixing and struggle to incorporate the impact of these mitigation measures.
Accurate prediction of virus spread is crucial for effective public health decision-making and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel, data-driven approach for predicting daily new COVID-19 cases.
To quantify the relationship between population mobility, mask mandate policies, and virus transmission.
To overcome the limitations of traditional epidemiological models in accounting for real-world factors and mitigation strategies.

Main Methods:

Utilized a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network model, a type of recurrent neural network.
Integrated daily new confirmed cases data with mobility data derived from cell phone traffic and mask mandate information.
Trained the model on factual data from verified resources, avoiding pre-defined equations or homogeneous mixing assumptions.

Main Results:

The model accurately predicts increased COVID-19 cases with higher mobility and decreased cases with mask mandates.
It demonstrates that mask mandates can mitigate the impact of high mobility on case numbers.
Achieved lower Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) compared to ARIMA-based models across eight tested countries, indicating superior predictive accuracy.

Conclusions:

The proposed LSTM model offers a quantifiable, data-driven method to understand the impact of mobility and mask mandates on COVID-19 spread.
This approach provides faster and more accurate predictions than traditional models, enabling informed decision-making for public health administrations.
The findings support the effectiveness of mask mandates as a crucial mitigation strategy in controlling pandemic transmission.