Research Article

Modeling the Effects of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 Spread in Kenya

Table 1

Parameters of the SEIR model of COVID-19.

Model parameter nameSymbolValueReferences

Rate of infection from the asymptomatic cases (A)4.0Estimated
Rate of infection from the mild cases (M)2.667Estimated
Proportion of asymptomatic cases85%[2, 12, 16]
Proportion of critical cases (C) that progress back to severe cases (H)0.5[2, 12]
Proportion of severe cases (H) that progress to critical cases (C)0.302[12]
Reciprocal of the average incubation period0.196[12]
Recovery proportion of asymptomatic cases (A)1.0[12, 16]
Recovery proportion of severe cases (H)0.698[9, 12, 17]
Recovery proportion of mild cases (M)0.9815[12, 16]
Proportion of mild cases (M) that progress to severe cases (H)0.0185[12, 16]
Proportion of fatalities of critical cases (C)0.5[12, 18]