Table 1.

Biological variables and parameters for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Parameters	Description	Value (day${}^{-1}$)
Dependent variables
$E_s$	Uninfected epithelial cell population	_
$E_i$	Infected epithelial cell	_
$V$	Initial density of SARS-CoV-2 RNA	_
Parameters
$\Pi$	Growth rate of epithelial cells	2900
${\delta }_s$	Natural death rate of epithelial cells	0.61
$\beta$	Rate of infection	0.000397
${\delta }_i$	Blanket death rate of epithelial cells	2
$p$	Replication rate of virus	2.1-8.7
$K$	Carrying capacity	fitted
${\delta }_v$	Death rate of free virus	0.6-2.3