Research Article

Mathematical Modelling of COVID-19 Transmission in Kenya: A Model with Reinfection Transmission Mechanism

Table 4

Represent the baseline parameter values and the corresponding predicted parameter values using Kenya COVID-19 data.

Parameter symbolBaseline valueSourceData predicted value

κ0.5Estimated0.511
β0.5Estimated0.575
θm0.48[39]0.65
θa0.48[39]0.581
θh0.48[39]0.566
q0.6[21]0.558
σ0.196[7]0.183
f0.80[2, 29, 30]0.707
α0.1168[21]0.119
ξ0.0025[21]0.002
0.0008[33]0.0009
0.0008[33]0.000786
0.0008[33]0.000698
0.0016[33]0.000023
0.0016[33]0.000151
0.05[28, 29]0.0564
0.05[28, 29]0.0465
0.05[28, 29]0.0521
0.05[28, 29]0.0663
0.20[33]0.234
0.20[33]0.234
1/180[14]0.0056
0.15[21]0.207
0.30Estimated0.344
θ0.01Estimated0.0533