Tracking the dynamics and allocating tests for COVID-19 in real-time: An acceleration index with an application to French age groups and départements.

An acceleration index is proposed as a novel indicator to track the dynamics of COVID-19 in real-time. Using data on cases and tests in France for the period between the first and second lock-downs-May 13 to October 25, 2020-our acceleration index shows that the pandemic resurgence can be dated to b...

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Main Authors: Christelle Baunez, Mickael Degoulet, Stéphane Luchini, Patrick A Pintus, Miriam Teschl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252443