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. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2123374. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.23374

Table. Actual and Projected Hospital Census, Cumulative Hospitalizations, and Deaths Under a Number of Scenarios.

Variable Observed actual No. Median (75% credible interval)
Scenario 1a Scenario 2b Scenario 3c Scenario 4d Scenario 5e Scenario 6f
Outcomes by April 15, 2020
Hospital census, No. 348 1025 (588 to 1745) 3527 (2197 to 5419) 6741 (4598 to 9621) 694 (413 to 1137) 2088 (1332 to 3260) 1980 (1296 to 2781)
Difference of hospital census, No. NA 677 (240 to 1397) 3179 (1849 to 5071) 6393 (4250 to 9273) 346 (65 to 789) 1740 (984 to 2912) 1632 (948 to 2433)
Change in hospital census, % NA 194.5 (69 to 401.4) 913.5 (531.3 to 1457.2) 1837.1 (1221.3 to 2664.7) 99.4 (18.7 to 226.7) 500 (282.8 to 836.8) 469 (272.4 to 699.1)
Cumulative admissions, No. 1011 3020 (1854 to 4885) 7992 (5155 to 12 253) 13 155 (8982 to 18 950) 2280 (1445 to 3509) 5221 (3425 to 7924) 5132 (3391 to 7375)
Difference of cumulative admissions, No. NA 2009 (843 to 3874) 6981 (4144 to 11 242) 12 144 (7971 to 17 939) 1269 (434 to 2498) 4210 (2414 to 6913) 4121 (2380 to 6364)
Change in cumulative admissions, % NA 198.8 (83.4 to 383.2) 690.5 (409.9 to 1112) 1201.2 (788.4 to 1774.4) 125.5 (42.9 to 247.1) 416.4 (238.8 to 683.8) 407.6 (235.4 to 629.5)
Cumulative deaths, No. 115 219 (141 to 337) 443 (293 to 676) 589 (400 to 871) 181 (120 to 266) 327 (220 to 479) 326 (218 to 466)
Difference in cumulative deaths, No. NA 104 (26 to 222) 328 (178 to 561) 474 (285 to 756) 66 (5 to 151) 212 (105 to 364) 211 (103 to 351)
Change in cumulative deaths, % NA 90.4 (22.6 to 193) 285.2 (154.8 to 487.8) 412.2 (247.8 to 657.4) 57.4 (4.3 to 131.3) 184.3 (91.3 to 316.5) 183.5 (89.6 to 305.2)
Outcomes by May 15, 2020
Hospital census, No. 221 640 (269 to 1438) 1454 (809 to 2406) 3141 (1937 to 4707) 254 (120 to 539) 768 (428 to 1333) 406 (265 to 621)
Difference of hospital census, No. NA 419 (48 to 1217) 1233 (588 to 2185) 2920 (1716 to 4486) 33 (–101 to 318) 547 (207 to 1112) 185 (44 to 400)
Change in hospital census, % NA 189.6 (21.7 to 550.7) 557.9 (266.1 to 988.7) 1321.3 (776.5 to 2029.9) 14.9 (–45.7 to 143.9) 247.5 (93.7 to 503.2) 83.7 (19.9 to 181)
Cumulative admissions, No. 1865 6584 (3459 to 11 967) 18 079 (11 479 to 27 107) 42 157 (30 988 to 54 882) 3760 (2209 to 6400) 10 427 (6511 to 15 959) 7980 (5396 to 11 301)
Difference of cumulative admissions, No. NA 4719 (1594 to 10 102) 16 214 (9614 to 25 242) 40 292 (29 123 to 53 017) 1895 (344 to 4535) 8562 (4646 to 14 094) 6115 (3531 to 9436)
Change in cumulative admissions, % NA 253 (85.5 to 541.7) 869.4 (515.5 to 1353.5) 2160.4 (1561.6 to 2842.7) 101.6 (18.4 to 243.2) 459.1 (249.1 to 755.7) 327.9 (189.3 to 506)
Cumulative deaths, No. 384 898 (491 to 1578) 2517 (1598 to 3785) 5937 (4347 to 7675) 558 (330 to 910) 1485 (946 to 2251) 1215 (827 to 1715)
Difference in cumulative deaths, No. NA 514 (107 to 1194) 2133 (1214 to 3401) 5553 (3963 to 7291) 174 (–54 to 526) 1101 (562 to 1867) 831 (443 to 1331)
Change in cumulative deaths, % NA 133.9 (27.9 to 310.9) 555.5 (316.1 to 885.7) 1446.1 (1032 to 1898.7) 45.3 (–14.1 to 137) 286.7 (146.4 to 486.2) 216.4 (115.4 to 346.6)
Outcomes by June 15, 2020
Hospital census, No. 99 199 (60 to 582) 233 (114 to 464) 350 (204 to 560) 53 (19 to 163) 124 (60 to 257) 50 (31 to 81)
Difference of hospital census, No. NA 100 (–39 to 483) 134 (15 to 365) 251 (105 to 461) –46 (–80 to 64) 25 (–39 to 158) –49 (–68 to –18)
Change in hospital census, % NA 101 (–39.4 to 487.9) 135.4 (15.2 to 368.7) 253.5 (106.1 to 465.7) –46.5 (–80.8 to 64.6) 25.3 (–39.4 to 159.6) –49.5 (–68.7 to –18.2)
Cumulative admissions, No. 2246 8005 (3973 to 15 236) 19 657 (12 484 to 29 290) 42 857 (31 368 to 55 811) 4124 (2353 to 7256) 11 164 (6972 to 17 204) 8092 (5489 to 11 487)
Difference of cumulative admissions, No. NA 5759 (1727 to 12 990) 17 411 (10 238 to 27 044) 40 611 (29 122 to 53 565) 1878 (107 to 5010) 8918 (4726 to 14 958) 5846 (3243 to 9241)
Change in cumulative admissions, % NA 256.4 (76.9 to 578.4) 775.2 (455.8 to 1204.1) 1808.1 (1296.6 to 2384.9) 83.6 (4.8 to 223.1) 397.1 (210.4 to 666) 260.3 (144.4 to 411.4)
Cumulative deaths, No. 482 1304 (658 to 2426) 3292 (2104 to 4905) 7331 (5390 to 9543) 695 (399 to 1199) 1904 (1181 to 2921) 1396 (952 to 1980)
Difference in cumulative deaths, No. NA 822 (176 to 1944) 2810 (1622 to 4423) 6849 (4908 to 9061) 213 (–83 to 717) 1422 (699 to 2439) 914 (470 to 1498)
Change in cumulative deaths, % NA 170.5 (36.5 to 403.3) 583 (336.5 to 917.6) 1421 (1018.3 to 1879.9) 44.2 (–17.2 to 148.8) 295 (145 to 506) 189.6 (97.5 to 310.8)
Peak hospital census, No. and date 381 (Apr 20) 1056 (Apr 19) 3670 (Apr 18) 10 377 (Apr 23) 700 (Apr 13) 2129 (Apr 18) 1980 (Apr 15)
Difference of peak hospital census, No. NA 675 3289 9996 319 1748 1599
Difference of peak hospital census, % NA 177.20 863.30 2623 83.70 458.80 419.70

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

aDelaying policy interventions by 1 week.

bDelaying policy interventions by 2 weeks.

cDelaying policy interventions by 4 weeks.

dDelaying policy interventions by 1 week but with 25% reduction in reproductive number due to spontaneous behavior change.

eDelaying policy interventions by 2 weeks but with 25% reduction in reproductive number due to spontaneous behavior change.

fScenario 5 but with an additional 50% reduction in reproductive number when the hospitalization number reaches 800 patients.