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Ranjita Pandey1, Himanshu Tolani1
1Department of Statistics, University of Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Statistical modelling is pivotal in assessing intensity of a stochastic processes. Novel Corona virus disease demanded proactive measures to understand the severity of disease spread and to plan its control accordingly. We propose estimation of reproduction number as a crucial factor to monitor the random dynamics of Covid-19 in India. In the present paper, semi-parametric regression based on penalized splines embedded under Bayesian formulation is utilised to estimate reproduction number while incorporating effects of underreporting and delay in reporting for the actual number of daily occurrences. Monte Carlo Markov Chain approximations are utilised to perform simulation study and thereby to assess the impact of the reporting probability and misspecification of delay pattern on potential for further substance of the pandemic. For a cycle of reporting on weekly basis, the proposed penalized spline Bayesian framework fits closest to the empirical data drawn for a two-day delay in reporting with approximately half of the actual cases being reported. The present paper is a contribution towards estimation of the true daily reproduction number of Covid-19 incidences in its next generation cycle.
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