Regional trends in the number of COVID-19 cases

In this study, we analysed the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases data to investigate the regional infection trends in Japan. There had been seven outbreaks by October 2022 in Japan. In each outbreak, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased at different rates in different regions. The pre...

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Published in:Artificial life and robotics 2024-05, Vol.29 (2), p.205-210
Main Authors: Chujo, Keisuke, Seki, Tatsunori, Murata, Toshiki, Kimura, Yu, Sakurai, Tomoaki, Miyata, Satoshi, Inoue, Hiroyasu, Ito, Nobuyasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
Computation by Abstract Devices
Computer Science
Control
Mechatronics
Original Article
Outbreaks
Robotics
Trends
Viral diseases
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Summary:In this study, we analysed the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases data to investigate the regional infection trends in Japan. There had been seven outbreaks by October 2022 in Japan. In each outbreak, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased at different rates in different regions. The prefectural infection ratio is defined using COVID-19 cases data. We calculate the prefectural infection ratio and study the characteristic of each pandemic wave. The prefectural order of infection progression is estimated in each past wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study shows that the infection spread from the Kanto region in the fourth pandemic wave and the infection spread simultaneously from four regions in the sixth wave. It is also found that the infection situation trend in Okinawa differs from that in the other regions.
ISSN:1433-5298
1614-7456
DOI:10.1007/s10015-024-00938-7