Doubling Time of the COVID-19 Epidemic by Province, China

Authors

Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
Gerardo Chowell, Georgia State UniversityFollow
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 HealthFollow
Sylvia Ofori, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
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 HealthFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-24-2020

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

DOI

10.3201/eid2608.200219

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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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Recommended Citation

Muniz-Rodriguez, Kamalich, Gerardo Chowell, Chi-Hin Cheung, Dongyu Jia, Po-Ying Lai, Yiseul Lee, Manyun Liu, Sylvia Ofori, Kimberlyn M. Roosa, Lone Simonsen, Cecile Viboud, Isaac Fung. 2020. "Doubling Time of the COVID-19 Epidemic by Province, China." Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26 (8): 1912-1914 Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. doi: 10.3201/eid2608.200219
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