Nowcasting COVID-19 incidence indicators during the Italian first outbreak
Alaimo Di Loro, Pierfrancesco; Divino, Fabio; Farcomeni, Alessio; Jona Lasinio, Giovanna; Lovison, Gianfranco; Maruotti, Antonello; Mingione, Marco
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2993216Utgivelsesdato
2021Metadata
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A novel parametric regression model is proposed to fit incidence data typically collected during epidemics. The proposal is motivated by real-time monitoring and short-term forecasting of the main epidemiological indicators within the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy. Accurate short-term predictions, including the potential effect of exogenous or external variables are provided. This ensures to accurately predict important characteristics of the epidemic (e.g., peak time and height), allowing for a better allocation of health resources over time. Parameter estimation is carried out in a maximum likelihood framework. All computational details required to reproduce the approach and replicate the results are provided.