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Doubling Time of the COVID-19 Epidemic by Province, China
Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Gerardo Chowell, Georgia State University
  • Chi-Hin Cheung, Independent researcher, Hong Kong
  • Dongyu Jia, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Po-Ying Lai, Boston University
  • Yiseul Lee, Georgia State University
  • Manyun Liu, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Sylvia Ofori, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Kimberlyn M. Roosa, Georgia State University
  • Lone Simonsen, Roskilde University
  • Cecile Viboud, National Institutes of Health
  • Isaac Fung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
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Article
Publication Date
4-24-2020
DOI
10.3201/eid2608.200219
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Abstract

In China, the doubling time of the coronavirus disease epidemic by province increased during January 20–February 9, 2020. Doubling time estimates ranged from 1.4 (95% CI 1.2–2.0) days for Hunan Province to 3.1 (95% CI 2.1–4.8) days for Xinjiang Province. The estimate for Hubei Province was 2.5 (95% CI 2.4–2.6) days.

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Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Gerardo Chowell, Chi-Hin Cheung, Dongyu Jia, et al.. "Doubling Time of the COVID-19 Epidemic by Province, China" Atlanta, GAEmerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 26 Iss. 8 (2020) p. 1912 - 1914
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/isaac_fung1/172/