Doubling time of the COVID-19 epidemic by Province, China

Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez; Gerardo Chowell; Chi Hin Cheung; Dongyu Jia; Po Ying Lai; Yiseul Lee; Manyun Liu; Sylvia K. Ofori; Kimberlyn M. Roosa; Lone Simonsen; Cecile Viboud; Isaac Chun Hai Fung

doi:10.3201/eid2608.200219

Doubling time of the COVID-19 epidemic by Province, China

Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez
, Gerardo Chowell
, Chi Hin Cheung
, Dongyu Jia
, Po Ying Lai
, Yiseul Lee
, Manyun Liu
, Sylvia K. Ofori
, Kimberlyn M. Roosa
, Lone Simonsen
, Cecile Viboud
, Isaac Chun Hai Fung

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences

Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
National Institutes of Health
Boston University
Roskilde University

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Abstract

In China, the doubling time of the coronavirus disease epidemic by province increased during January 20–Feb-ruary 9, 2020. Doubling time estimates ranged from 1.4 (95% CI 1.2–2.0) days for Hunan Province to 3.1 (95% CI 2.1–4.8) days for Xinjiang Province. The estimate for Hubei Province was 2.5 (95% CI 2.4–2.6) days.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1912-1914
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200219
State	Published - Aug 2020

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