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Jung, Sung-mok; Endo, Akira; Akhmetzhanov, Andrei R.; Nishiura, Hiroshi
International journal of infectious diseases, 12/2021, Volume: 113Journal Article
•Rt of COVID-19 was predicted using mobility, temperature, and risk awareness.•Predicted Rt captured the observed estimates.•Using available data, COVID-19 transmission can be monitored in real time. The effective reproduction number (Rt) has been critical for assessing the effectiveness of countermeasures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Conventional methods using reported incidences are unable to provide timely Rt data due to the delay from infection to reporting. Our study aimed to develop a framework for predicting Rt in real time, using timely accessible data — i.e. human mobility, temperature, and risk awareness. A linear regression model to predict Rt was designed and embedded in the renewal process. Four prefectures of Japan with high incidences in the first wave were selected for model fitting and validation. Predictive performance was assessed by comparing the observed and predicted incidences using cross-validation, and by testing on a separate dataset in two other prefectures with distinct geographical settings from the four studied prefectures. The predicted mean values of Rt and 95% uncertainty intervals followed the overall trends for incidence, while predictive performance was diminished when Rt changed abruptly, potentially due to superspreading events or when stringent countermeasures were implemented. The described model can potentially be used for monitoring the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 ahead of the formal estimates, subject to delay, providing essential information for timely planning and assessment of countermeasures.
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