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. 2020 Oct 12;15(10):e0239798. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239798

Table 1. Model parameters.

Parameters Estimates References
Probability of Symptomatic 0.63 [26, 27, 3840] [44]
Probability of Hospitalization 0.016 for age 0–19, 0.18 for age 20–64, 0.30 for age 65+ [21]
Probability of Death 0 for age 0–19, 0.103 for age 20–64, 0.375 for age 65+ [21, 44]
Reproductive Number (R0) 2.4 [2830]
Transmission Rate (β) 1.02 [29]
Exposed Duration Weibull with mean 4.6 days [20, 26, 32, 45]
Transition Duration 0.5 days [20]
Hospitalized Duration Exponential with mean 7 days [20, 34, 44]
Symptomatic Duration Exponential with mean 2.9 days [22]
Symptomatic-Asymptomatic Duration Ratio 1.5 [20]
Proportion of Transmission that Occurs at the Transition or Asymptomatic Stage (θ) 0.48 [35]
Proportion of Infections Generated by those who are Asymptomatic (ω) 0.24 [35]
Percentage of hospitalizations that require ICU 0% for age 0–19, 29.9% for age 20–64, 35.1% for age 65+ [21, 44]
Percentage of ICU patients that require ventilation 64% [46]
ICU Duration (days) 8 [36]
Ventilation Duration (days) 6 [47]

Descriptions and references for the model input parameters.