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. 2020 Sep 17;169:108432. doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108432

Accessing Covid19 epidemic outbreak in Tamilnadu and the impact of lockdown through epidemiological models and dynamic systems

Sukumar Rajendran a, Prabhu Jayagopal b
PMCID: PMC7494487  PMID: 32958973

Highlights

  • Impact of lockdown and social distancing in Tamilnadu through epidemiological models.

  • Accessing district wise clustered spread merged with lockdown and social distancing.

  • Identifying key drivers for rapid reproductive rate through Epidemiological models.

  • Impact of comorbidity conditions in clustered population with specific Gender and Age.

Keywords: Machine learning, Covid-19, SIR model, Tamilnadu

Abstract

Despite having a small footprint origin, COVID-19 has expanded its clutches to being a global pandemic with severe consequences threatening the survival of the human species. Despite international communities closing their corridors to reduce the exponential spread of the coronavirus. The need to study the patterns of transmission and spread gains utmost importance at the grass-root level of the social structure. To determine the impact of lockdown and social distancing in Tamilnadu through epidemiological models in forecasting the “effective reproductive number” (R0) determining the significance in transmission rate in Tamilnadu after first Covid19 case confirmation on March 07, 2020. Utilizing web scraping techniques to extract data from different online sources to determine the probable transmission rate in Tamilnadu from the rest of the Indian states. Comparing the different epidemiological models (SIR, SIER) in forecasting and assessing the current and future spread of COVID-19. R0 value has a high spike in densely populated districts with the probable flattening of the curve due to lockdown and the rapid rise after the relaxation of lockdown. As of June 03, 2020, there were 25,872 confirmed cases and 208 deaths in Tamilnadu after two and a half months of lockdown with minimal exceptions. As on June 03, 2020, the information published online by the Tamilnadu state government the fatality is at 1.8% (208/11345 = 1.8%) spread with those aged (0–12) at 1437 and 13–60 at 21,899 and 60+ at 2536 the risk of symptomatic infection increases with age and comorbid conditions.

1. Introduction

The thrust of this global Pandemic is disrupting the natural flow of human existence via COVID-19 of the “common cold” coronavirus family, its existing versions of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (2001–2003), and middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) (2012–2015). SARS-CoV and covid19 spread from infected civets and bats, while MERS-CoV originated from dromedary camels resulting in an epidemic as corroborated by scientific research. This paper intends to provide a detailed view of the different mathematical models in predicting the rife of covid19. Modeling a detailed view in determining the spread of covid19 taking into account the influences of provincial factors, thereby providing a fundamental understanding through quantitative and qualitative inferences during these uncertain times. The model utilizes population dynamics and conditional dependencies such as new cases, deaths, social distancing, and herd immunity over a stipulated time-period to simulate probable outcomes. The social stigma determines the rate of spread and is specific to the region and religious practices and different structure congregation of the masses. A thorough study of different epidemiological models is presented in the subsequent section and the comparative analysis of the various factors and socio-economic needs that influence the model’s capabilities in determining the spread of the epidemic.

2. Related works

The epidemiological model provides a system to define and determine interventions based on statistics of collected data and predicting the probability of determining the development prevention and control of diseases. Epidemiology models are classified into respective categories based on the chance variations (stochastic & deterministic), time (continuous & discrete intervals), space (spatial & non-spatial), and population (homogenous & heterogenous) to predict the dispersion of diseases [7]. The factors governing the spread are infectious agents, modes of transmission, susceptibility, and immunity [4]. The different modes of transmission are

  • i).

    person → person,

  • ii).

    person → environment/ environment → person,

  • iii).

    reservoir → vector/vector → person,

  • iv).

    reservoir → person

The case fatality rate (CFR) is highly variable and increases with severe respiratory symptoms in adults with comorbid conditions [3] . There present scenario specified in this paper is currently no specific vaccine available for covid19, despite quarantines and lockdowns imposed. The authors also specify a need to accelerate protocols to rapid point of care diagnostic testing and effective personal care in preventing the transmission and spread of the disease.

The authors provide a time dependent model more adaptive than the existing models but with a way of further improving the results and predictions by taking into account the disease propagation probabilities and transmission rates [5].

2.1. Acquiring data

The portals and dashboard created by WHO [12].) and Tamilnadu government [11] from which data is acquired through open data initiative in both local and global scope are as follows,

2.2. Retrieving the data

  • Download data in the form of excel sheets, text, and json files.

  • Use specific API’s for accessing dashboard [11] of covid19.

  • Utilize a language library(python) designed for covid19.

3. Different mathematical models for infectious diseases

The Reed-Frost Theory [1] represents Soper’s equation as follows

Ct+1=St(1-qCt) (1)

The proposed equation (1) helps in determining the cases in successive time periods. Where Ct → number of cases, t → time and qCt → probability of an individual with no contact with Ct, 1-qCt→probability of an individual having contact with Ct.

The Reed-Frost Theory [1] states that

E(Ct+1)=O(St)(1-qO(Ct)) (2)

and

ESt+1=OSt-E(Ct+1) (3)

For a population of A and B, the theory states in equation (4) that individual is not infected from cases in population B

qCtA.QCtB (4)

But is infected from any one of the cases in either of population A or B

1-qCtA.QCtB (5)

The cases infected from the population A in time t + 1 is

Ct+1A=StA1-qCtA.QCtB (6)

The cases infected from the population B in time t + 1 is

Ct+1B=StB1-qCtB.QCtA (7)

Both equations (6), (7) determined the introduction of cases into the population, which forms the initial spread for epidemics.

The compartmental structure of different epidemiological models SI, SIS, SIR, SIRS, SEI, SEIS, SEIR, SEIRS, MSEIR, MSEIRS, are represented in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Common Structure for infectious diseases models.

3.1. Compartmental models

The dynamics of covid19 are mapped into a compartmental model that generates the mean-field approximations to ensemble or population dynamics

four latent factors determine the distributions

  • (i).

    Location

The transmission probability

Ploci+1=workloct=home,clint=asymptotict)=θ(1-Pinfectedinf)θsde (8)

where θsde → social distancing component

Further classification of location into four factors as

ploc=[Phomeloc,Pworkloc,PCCUloc,Pmorgueloc] (9)

where home→ Phomeloc,work → Pworkloc,CCU→ PCCUloc,morgue→ Pmorgueloc

  • (ii).

    Infection status

pinf=[Psusceptibleinf,Pinfectedinf,Pinfectiousinf,Pimmuneinf] (10)
  • (iii).

    Clinical status

pclin=[Pasymptomaticclin,Psymptomaticclin,PADRSclin,Pdeceasedclin] (11)
  • (iv).

    Diagnostic and testing

ptest=[Puntestedtest,Pwaitingtest,Ppositivetest,Pnegativetest] (12)

the master equation for the dynamic part of the dynamic casual model is

pt+1=T(θ,pt)pt (13)

Which supports active reproduction number or rate R

R=θtrn·Psusceptibleinf·Phomeloc|infectiousθRin+Pworkloc|infectiousθRou·τcon (14)

The population of infectious is denoted as Pinfectious and the local population infected is denoted as Ploc|infectious.

3.2. Case fatality rate (CFR)

Casefatalityrate(CFR)=NumberofpeoplediedNumberofpeopleinfected (15)

The reproductive number (R0) called “R naught” defines the average number of secondary infections caused by an infected individual introduced into an uninfected population. The range ofR0 > 1 signifies an epidemic whileR0 < 1 defines the disease as eliminated.

R0=DaysSuceptiblepeoplechanceofinfection (16)

Impact of the interventions in the spread of covid19

3.3. Intercontinental & interstate transmission

There has been a high spread from the interstate and intercontinental travelers to Tamilnadu state. Air & rail travel has eased the transmission and spread of the covid19 diseases in rural and urban districts of Tamilnadu. The statistics are as follows

A total number of 2,10,538 passengers were screened at Tamilnadu airports in Chennai, Madurai Trichy, and Coimbatore.

3.4. Clustered community spread

To measure the clustered spread of covid19 is to determine the geolocation of the infected individual as the individual is entering into the community with zero infected individuals [13]. In order to measure the intensity of the spread, each individual is measured as the centroid of the cluster [9]. The dependent features are the age, embarking source, and destination vectors [4]. The specific clusters identified in Tamilnadu are that of the Delhi cluster, Koyambedu cluster [10]. The data defined with that of the cluster is as shown in the table

3.5. Demographic models [7]

The age-structured epidemiological models are differential equations specific to the changing size and age structure of a population over time. These models work on continuous age and age groups as partial and ordinary differential equations. The continuous age model is determined with a partial differential equation for the population growth.

A demographic model with Continuous Age

Ua+Ut=-d(a)U (17)

Let Ua,ttotalpopulationsagedistribution, tnoofindividualodtime, a1,a2ageintervel, Ua,tintegralfroma1toa2

Bt=U0,t=0faUa,tda (18)

This population model called the Lotka -Mckendrick Model [2].

The classic Kermack-Mckendrik model

λt=0θλoθiθ,tdθ (19)

where

λ0θ=c(θ)χ(θ)N (20)

These class-age-structured model equations are

i)St=-λtSt,ii)itθ,t+iθθ,t+γθiθ,t=0,iii)iθ,t=λtSt,iv)Rt=0θγθiθ,tdθ, (21)

The initial population age distribution epidemiological model assumes that there is a steady age distribution in the total population size.

Ua,t=ρeqte-Da-qawithρ=1oe-Da-qada (22)

A demographic model with Age groups

Nit=ai-1aiU(a,t)da=eqtai-1aiAada=eqtPi (23)

4. The impact of lockdown

The government of India and the state of Tamilnadu implemented lockdown for four periods as lockdown 1.0–4.0 from March till May and further extending with leniency. This lockdown has reduced the rapid spread of covid19 through social distancing, reducing fatalities. The three main transmission modes through physical contact, respiratory droplets <5μm through sneezing or coughing, indirect contact with surfaces handled by an infected person.

The impact of lockdown in different stages of transmission is

Stage 1: Travel History

In this stage, the probability transmission is from traveling individuals from different geographical locations, the sources are highly identifiable, and isolation is high. The isolated individuals infect a small cluster of the surrounding, thereby creating sporadic pockets of infection.

ptravel=[pairtravel,prailtravel,pshiptravel,proadtravel] (24)

where pairtravel travel from international communities, prailtraveltravel between local communities, pshiptraveltravel from isolated communities, proadtraveltravel between local states and neighboring countries

Stage 2: Local Transmission

In this stage, the source from where the individual travelled is identifiable, traced, and isolated. The individuals isolated become carriers infecting households and family.

plocaltrans=[pairlocaltrans,praillocaltrans,pshiplocaltrans,proadlocaltrans] (25)

Individual identified within the local cluster plocaltrans.

Stage 3: Community Transmission

In this stage, the source is not identifiable, and vast masses of people are infected. The infection spreads through random patterns where random members start to get infected.

pcommunity=[plocaltravel,pinternationaltravel,pstatetravel,pdistricttravel] (26)

Ptravel denotes the travel of the individual from state, district, international locations.

Stage 4: Epidemic

In this stage, the spread becomes an epidemic with a large number of infected people and an increase in the number of deaths. After a while, the community starts to develop immunity to this specific strain of the virus, thereby reducing transmission and death eventually. There is also a possibility of the virus mutating generating a second wave.

pepic=plocalepic,pclusterepic,phouseholdepic,puntracableepic (27)
pclusterepicindividualinfectedfromthecluster,phouseholdepicindividualinfectedfromhousehold,puntracableepicindividualinfectedfromuntraceblesource

The mapping of transmission of covid19 is done through contact tracing, thereby isolating individuals infected by the epidemic at different epicentres of the society denoted by Pepic.

Lockdown reduced the spread of covid19 in Tamilnadu as represented in dotted lines in the figure below (see Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11, Fig. 12, Fig. 13 and Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7 ).

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Tamilnadu Covid19 Statistics.

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Impact of Lockdown in Tamilnadu.

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Age/Gender Statistics Covid19 Tamilnadu.

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Age/Gender Statistics Coivd19 Tamilnadu 20/08/2020.

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

India Covid19 status.

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7

Active Case Details of Covid19 Pandemic in Indian states.

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Tamilnadu District wise Covid-19.

Fig. 9.

Fig. 9

India Covid19 SIR Model on 07/06/2020.

Fig. 10.

Fig. 10

Tamilnadu coronavirus epidemic (SIR Model) on 08/06/2020.

Fig. 11.

Fig. 11

Combined statistics of Indian states covid19 cases.

Fig. 12.

Fig. 12

Combined cases cluster statistics of Indian states.

Fig. 13.

Fig. 13

Covid19 Testing Statistics.

Table 1.

Surveillance of Passengers at Seaport.

SI. No Sea Port No. of Ships arrived No. of Passengers screened No. Positive
1 Chennai 1 161 0
2 Thoothukudi 2 1385 5
Total 3 1546 5

Table 2.

Surveillance of Passengers at Airport.

Sl. No. Airport No. of Flights arrived No. of Passengers No. Positive
1 Chennai 459 31,381 23
2 Coimbatore 75 8447 33
3 Madurai 62 4171 25
4 Trichy 27 1644 4
Total 623 45,643 85

Table 3.

Surveillance and Quarantine of International Passengers.

Date Total screened passengers Passengers completed 28 days quarantine Passengers under home quarantine
0104-2020 2,10,538 4070 77,330
0204-2020 2,10,538 4070 86,342
0304-2020 2,10,538 5080 90,412
0404-2020 2,10,538 5315 90,541
0504-2020 2,10,538 10,814 90,824
0604-2020 2,10,538 19,060 72,791
0704-2020 2,10,538 27,416 66,430
0804-2020 2,10,538 32,075 60,739
0904-2020 2,10,538 32,896 59,918

Table 4.

Tamilnadu District wise Covid19 Statistics as on 01/06/2020.

Sl. District Total Discharged Active Cases Death
No Positive Cases
1 Ariyalur 365 355 10 0
2 Chengalpattu 1177 610 555 11#
3 Chennai 14,802 7891 6781 129*
4 Coimbatore 146 144 0 1*
5 Cuddalore 461 420 40 1
6 Dharmapuri 8 5 3 0
7 Dindigul 139 122 16 1
8 Erode 72 70 1 1
9 Kallakurichi 246 111 135 0
10 Kancheepuram 407 232 173 2
11 Kanyakumari 67 32 34 1
12 Karur 81 76 5 0
13 Krishnagiri 28 20 8 0
14 Madurai 269 164 102 3
15 Nagapattinam 60 51 9 0
16 Namakkal 78 77 0 1
17 Nilgiris 14 14 0 0
18 Perambalur 141 139 2 0
19 Pudukottai 26 16 10 0
20 Ramanathapuram 84 38 45 1
21 Ranipet 98 84 14 0
22 Salem 176 53 123 0
23 Sivagangai 33 28 5 0
24 Tenkasi 86 63 23 0
25 Thanjavur 89 77 12 0
26 Theni 109 86 21 2
27 Thirupathur 32 28 4 0
28 Thiruvallur 948 603 334 11
29 Thiruvannamalai 419 144 273 2
30 Thiruvarur 47 33 14 0
31 Thoothukudi 226 135 89 2
32 Tirunelveli 352 211 140 1
33 Tiruppur 114 114 0 0
34 Trichy 88 70 18 0
35 Vellore 43 34 8 1
36 Villupuram 346 318 26 2
37 Virudhunagar 123 58 65 0
Grand Total 22,333 12,757 9400 173

Table 5.

Tamilnadu State Covid19 SIR Model Calculations.

S. No. Date Day/Time S I R S + I + R
1 07-May-20 0 13.5741 0.5739 0.2524 14.4004
2 08-May-20 0.125 13.5393 0.5924 0.1901 14.4468
3 09-May-20 0.25 13.5029 0.6228 0.1962 14.5719
4 10-May-20 0.375 13.4646 0.6546 0.2026 14.6968
5 11-May-20 0.5 13.4245 0.6879 0.2093 14.8217
6 12-May-20 0.625 13.2149 0.8619 0.245 14.9468
7 13-May-20 0.75 12.9574 1.0749 0.2895 15.0718
8 14-May-20 0.875 12.6441 1.3328 0.3449 15.1968
9 15-May-20 1 12.2676 1.6409 0.4133 15.3218
10 16-May-20 1.125 11.6715 2.1243 0.526 15.4468
11 17-May-20 1.25 10.9478 2.7032 0.6709 15.5719
12 18-May-20 1.375 10.0994 3.3691 0.8533 15.6968
13 19-May-20 1.5 9.1452 4.0988 1.0778 15.8218
14 20-May-20 1.625 7.8782 5.0285 1.4151 15.9468
15 21-May-20 1.75 6.5898 5.9123 1.8197 16.0718
16 22-May-20 1.875 5.3651 6.6715 2.2852 16.1968
17 23-May-20 2 4.2712 7.2499 2.8007 16.3218
18 24-May-20 2.125 3.1908 7.6691 3.4619 16.4468
19 25-May-20 2.25 2.3537 7.82 4.1481 16.5718
20 26-May-20 2.375 1.7299 7.7534 4.8386 16.6969
21 27-May-20 2.5 1.2809 7.5252 5.5157 16.8218
22 28-May-20 2.625 1.0308 7.284 6.007 16.9468
23 29-May-20 2.75 0.8358 7.005 6.481 17.0718
24 30-May-20 2.875 0.6832 6.7027 6.9359 17.1968
25 31-May-20 3 0.5636 6.388 7.3703 17.3219
26 01-Jun-20 3.125 0.4695 6.0689 7.7834 17.4468
27 02-Jun-20 5.75 0.3948 5.7516 8.1754 20.0718
28 03-Jun-20 5.875 0.3351 5.4401 8.5466 20.1968
29 04-Jun-20 6 0.2869 5.1375 8.8974 20.3218
30 05-Jun-20 6.125 0.2401 4.7813 9.3004 20.4468
31 06-Jun-20 6.25 0.2035 4.4432 9.6751 20.5718

Table 6.

Attack Rate & Doubling time for high-risk groups.

Ro = 1.5 R0 = 2.5 R0 = 3.5
Infectious function Flat peaked Flat peaked Flat peaked
Case on day 0 1 3 2 9 15 67
Case on day 10 6 124 67 690 29 309
Case on day 20 234 911 411 1075 309 969
Case on day 30 969 1520 1242 1821 1937 2757
Case on day 40 1596 2323 1755 4058 3023 6535
Case on day 50 2526 7204 5409 10,108 8718 13,967
Cases on day 60 8002 13,191 9674 15,512 14,753 22,333
Doubling time (days) 10 20 8 15 6 8
Eventual attack rate (%) 75% 85% 95%

Table 7.

Rate of Susceptible, infectious and recovered at a specified time interval.

0 days 40 days 60 days 90 days
Susceptible individuals as on March 24 2020 126,370 1379 7219 17,179
Infected individuals as on May 20 2020 10 3023 22,333 36,841
Recovered individuals as on June 10 2020 0 13,191 5882 19,333
S + R + I 126,380 17,593 35,434 73,353

The figure below describes the age/gender wise impact of covid19 in Tamilnadu. The figure also represents seventeen transgender individuals infected by covid19. This impact of the demographic models with continuous age as represented by equation (18)

The growth factor = ΔNdΔNd-1

Nt=c(1-N/populationsize)N

The attack rate

It’s the measure of transmission and transmissibility.

AR=casespopulationsize (28)

The attack rate contributes to the different cycles and the modes of the transmission of covid19. The implication depends on the population cluster size and the number of infected cases.

Secondary attack rate

SAR=I-1N-1

The SAR is the infectability rate of the individuals already infected by covid19 and recovered. The SAR contributes to the identification of the whether recovered patients are immunized for lifetime or for a few months.

Susceptible exposed attack rate

SEAR=potentialinfectionriskofinfectionongenrationoftransmission
  • Nd = number of cases on a given day

  • E = Average number of people infected through exposure each day

  • P = probability of each exposure becoming an infection

ΔNd=E.p.Nd
Nd+1=Nd+E.p.Nd
Nd+1=1+E.pNd

5. The simple model of contagion

The infected person enters the population and transmits to each person with probability p. k the number of people re-infected while being contagious for transmission of secondary infections [8].

R0 = p.(k) the average number of secondary infections.

On the nth step the average number of infected people R0n=pkn

  • R0>1, the average grows geometrically asR0n

  • R0<1, the average shrinks geometrically as R0n

  • When nt, geometric growth exponential growth

  • R0=1 determines the threshold of infection for the new host population

5.1. SI model

SI
St+It=N

β – transmission /infection rate, number of transmitting contacts per unit time, Tc=1β time between transmitting contact [6].

5.2. Infection equation

It+δt=It+βStNItδt
dItdt=βStNI(t)
ditdt=βstit
st+it=1

The differential equation is it=0=i0

ditdt=β1-itit

The logistic growth functions

it=i0i0+1-i0e-βt

5.3. SIS model

S I S

St+It=N

β– infection rate, γ– recovery rate, Tr1γ average time to recovery

Infections equations

dsdt=-βsi+γi
didt=βsi-γi
s+i=1

Differential equation i (t = 0) =i0

didt=(β-γ-i)i
it=1-γβCC+eβ-γt

where C=βi0β-γ-βi0 if β>γ, i(t) (1-γbeta), β<γ,it=i0eβ-γt0

5.4. SIR model

SIR
St+It+Rt=N
β-infectionrate,γ-recoveryrate
dsdt=-βsi
didt=βsi-γi
drdt=γi
s+i+r=1
t=1γ0rdr1-r-s0e(-βγr)

r- the total size of the outbreak

Epidemic threshold

R0>1β>γ,r=const>0
R0<1,β<γ,r0

5.5. Basic reproduction number

R0=βγ=TrTc

The average number of people infected before recovery is

R0=Eβr=β0γτe-γτdτ=β/γ

5.6. SIER model

dsdt=-aSI-dSE
dEdt=-aSI-CE+dSE
dCdt=CE-bI
drdt=bI

Let μ be birth and death rate,

dydx=-μS
dydx=

The probabilistic model process through different nodes as infected and recovered [14].

5.7. Node infection

pinfβsitjN(i)xjtδt

5.8. Node recovery

prec=γXitδt

6. Results and discussions

The figure below shows Indian state/UT wise details of Active cases of covid19 Pandemic in India till June 04.

In this proposed study of covid19 infection in Tamilnadu, the dataset consists of cases district wise till 31 may 2020 is used. The status of individual district details is extracted from the Health & family welfare department government of Tamilnadu. The district-wise details of the covid19 status displayed in the sample table.

The different statistical measure models have evolved to predict the transmission of infectious viruses/ bacteria. The different measures taken into account depends on the geographical structure, climatic condition, and region-specific human practices. The infectious pathogens follow specific traits while infecting and spreading from host to host, creating a life cycle. The transmission rate and intensity may vary between interspecies transmission and human transmission, depending on whether the transmission is direct or intermediary. The infection rate is very low at the initial transmission between interspecies, while there is an exponential increase in human transmission.

6.1. Tamilnadu state Covid19 (SIR Model)

The study of Covid19 spread in Tamilnadu from May 07, 2020, within a population of 5,93,189 on June 10, 2020, with a positive confirmed case of 34,914 and the death toll of 307 with active cases at 16279.

The initial value of populations represented a S0=13.57410, I0 = 0.56340, R0 = 0.18430

The recovery rate is calculated as

r=infectedpopulationofTamilnaduon10June2020susceptiblepopulationofTamilnadu (29)
=34914593189
r=0.05764435
1a=14incubationdaysinIndia
a=114=0.0714
δt=0.125
S1=s0-r
S1=13.57410-(0.03156x0.56340x13.27410x0.125)
S1=14.54014
I1=I0+r0I0ss-αI0δt
S1=0.56340+(0.3156x0.56340x13.57410-0.07143x0.56340)x0.4107)
S1=0.591698
R1=R0+αI0δt
R1=0.18430+0.074143x0.56340x0.1407
R1=0.188996
Nd=1384
E=394.4103
P=1-134872147030
=0.99
Nd+1=394.4103x0.99x1348
=5,40,405.216648

The transmission of infection from infected to the susceptible persons is at 5,40,405. The recovery rate and the comorbidity rate of the covid19 varies predominantly as the geographical and climatic changes influence the spread. The attack rate and the susceptibility rate rapidly increase due to the adaption of the virus strain pertaining to the individual’s genetic morphology. The susceptible individuals are isolated with the impact of lockdown reducing the susceptibility rate of covid19.

6.2. Doubling time

The time the infectious disease doubles in number with N0 as the initial number of infected cases

Td doubling period of the cases and Nt the initial number of infected cases at time t.

Nt=N02tTd (30)

The initial time and the doubling time taken to reproduce is reduced to seven days as the spread of the infection amplifies with the different strains and clusters of infection. The peak period of the infection is gradually increased as the imposition of the lockdown reduces the transmission cycle of covid19.

This model represents the SIR epidemic Model for Indian states with different geographical regions. The data is collected for a period of two and a half months and pre-processed to remove the missing and noisy data [13], [14]. The transformation from raw data to geospatial data is possible through QGIS, and mapping the shapefiles created through ArcGIS [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. A sample of the mapped data is, as shown in Fig. 13.

The Daily Testing statistics of the covid19 per lakh population in Tamilnadu is at 865 as on 15-06-2020 with the number of persons tested is at 6,42,201, and the number of samples tested is at 7,10,599. The daily testing statistics of the covid19 per lakh population in Tamilnadu is at 3760 as on 08–08-2020 with the number of persons tested is at 29,75,657.

7. Conclusion

Based on the data provided by the government of Tamilnadu, the SIR model, compared with the other compartmental model’s project, the outbreak will peak at the end of June and will start decreasing towards the end of August. Based on this model and the different parameters like the lockdown and the social distancing and applying face mask has postponed the infectious rate of transmission through May 2020 to June 2020. The proposed model compares the age/ gender wise social distancing to be for comparison through the dynamic models. The model specifies Doubling time and the attack rate at which the infection spreads. The inclusion of Tamilnadu State district wise rate of attack is necessary to determine the rate of spread of Covid19 at the district, town, and village panchayat levels. The flattening of the curve is ascertained by the end of August in Tamilnadu as the R0 values are at an inflection point where the curve attains the period of a downtrend as the herd immunity increases as social distancing and personal protection becomes a daily ritual.

The estimated values of the data should be interpreted with caution as the data may vary based on the climatic condition, geographical variations and frequential history of susceptibility to infectious diseases. The important findings are to impose lockdowns that supress the transmission of the diseases, and isolate individuals with comorbidity. The covid19 R0 value varies considerably for different models and moreover the reinfection rate of the already infected is unknown and the future impact of subsequent fatalities are unknown.

The mathematical numerical analysis conducted in the paper is more adaptive than the traditional models. The model can be extended to study the infective rate and the asymptotic infectious rate by including both the infected and the asymptotic undetected individuals. The model can be extended to other states characterized by similar geographic and climatic conditions and a closer reproductive rate R0.

CRediT authorship contribution statement

Sukumar Rajendran: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Data curation, Visualization, Investigation. Prabhu Jayagopal: Supervision, Validation.

Declaration of Competing Interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Biographies

Mr. Sukumar R received his Master of Engineering with specialization in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India and he received his B.Tech degree with specialization in Information Technology degree from Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of engineering affiliated to Madras University in 2004 located in Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu India. Now he is pursuing his PhD in Vellore Institute Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. His research interests are Natural Language Processing, Privacy, and Machine Learning.

Dr. Prabhu J received his Ph.D. (Computer science and Engineering) and Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Satyabhama University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and he received his B.Tech degree from the Department of Information Technology, Vellore Engineering College, Affiliated to Madras University in 2004 located at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He worked as an Assistant Professor in various Engineering colleges for more than 13 years. Now he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Software Systems and Engineering, School of Information Technology and Engineering, Vellore Institute Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. His research interests are software testing, Software Quality Assurance, and big data.

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