Forecasting the Cumulative Number of COVID-19 Deaths in China: Can More Lives Be Saved?
Zuqin Zhang, Cheng Long, Wei Yao, Qi Ying, Xinmiao Fu
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.02.20030064
Abstract
Background: An outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is on-going in China and appears to approach late phase. It is highly demanding to estimate how many COVID-19 patients will die eventually. In this study, an estimate of the potential total number of COVID-19 deaths in mainland China, Hubei Province, Wuhan City, and other provinces is provided. The results may help to eluate the severity of the epidemic and facilitate mental health care.
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