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Table 1 Parameter values for the model

From: Evaluation of undetected cases during the COVID-19 epidemic in Austria

 

Value

Reference

Incubation period

5.1 days (1.78)

Lauer et al. [9]

Latency period

2 days

Robert Koch Institute [10]

Time until infectious period

3.1 days (1.78)

Incubation period minus latency period

Infectious period

6.3 days (1.25)

Expert estimates in line with Robert Koch Institute [10]

Delay from symptom start to positive test result

3.8 days (2.38)

Hellewell et al. [11]

Time between positive test result and recovery for detected mild cases

13.3 days (2.46)

Based on reported COVID-19 data in Austria (Epidemiologisches Meldesystem [12])

Time between positive test result and recovery for detected severe cases

20.0 days (11.75)

Based on reported COVID-19 data in Austria (Epidemiologisches Meldesystem [12])

Time between positive test result and recovery for detected critical cases

25.0 days (9.09)

Based on reported COVID-19 data in Austria (Epidemiologisches Meldesystem [12])

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation). The latency period is assumed to be a fixed value