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. 2021 Dec 23;16(12):e0260820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260820

Table 2. Key characteristics of the COVID-19 models.

Contact Model Cooper/Smith COVASIM
Structure Single age compartment model Compartmental age-structured model implemented at sub-district level. Agent-based age and sex structured model.
Type of contacts Patient contact with health care workers, general public during transportation to clinic, and with the family Age contact matrix Contact network matrices for home, school, workplace and community
Calibration Reported new daily cases and reported COVID-19 deaths Adjusted estimates of new cases, prevalent cases and COVID-19 deaths Daily COVID-19 cases, deaths and tests
Setting Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India Malawi Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa