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. 2022 Jan 20;22:138. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-12275-6

Table 1.

Description of the variables and parameters of the COVID-19 model (6)

Variable Description
S(t) Proportion of susceptible individuals
E(t) Proportion of exposed individuals
A(t) Proportion of asymptomatically infected individuals
I(t) Proportion of symptomatically infected individuals
Q(t) Proportion of quarantined individuals
H(t) Proportion of hospitalized individuals
R(t) Proportion of removed individuals
Parameter Description
β Infection rate
ηAηQ, ηH Modification parameters for asymptomatic, quarantined, and hospitalized infection rates
q Proportion of exposed developing asymptomatic infections
σ Disease progression rate from the exposed to infectious
γI, γA, γQ, γH Recovery rates of symptomatic, asymptomatic, quarantined, and hospitalized individuals
ωQ, ωH Quarantine and hospitalization rates
νQ Quarantine violation rate
νH Hospital discharge rate
δI, δA, δQ, δH Death rates of symptomatic, asymptomatic, quarantined, and hospitalized individuals