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A comparative study of compartmental models for COVID-19 transmission in Ontario, Canada
Yuxuan Zhao1, Samuel W K Wong2
1Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Abstract:
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached over 1.3 million in Ontario, Canada by June 4, 2022. The continued spread of the virus underlying COVID-19 has been spurred by the emergence of variants since the initial outbreak in December, 2019. Much attention has thus been devoted to tracking and modelling the transmission of COVID-19. Compartmental models are commonly used to mimic epidemic transmission mechanisms and are easy to understand. Their performance in real-world settings, however, needs to be more thoroughly assessed. In this comparative study, we examine five compartmental models-four existing ones and an extended model that we propose-and analyze their ability to describe COVID-19 transmission in Ontario from January 2022 to June 2022.
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