Table 2 Features used by the USA and Japan models.

From: A prospective evaluation of AI-augmented epidemiology to forecast COVID-19 in the USA and Japan

Feature

Transition rates the feature is used for

USA model

 Per capita income

β(d), β(u), η, γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Population density

β(d), β(u), η, γ, ρ(I, d)

 Households on food stamps

η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Population

All

 Number of households

β(d), β(u), η, γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Population ratio above age 60

β(d), β(u), η, γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Hospital rating scale

η, γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Available types of hospitals

η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Hospital patient experience rating

η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), ρ(C), ρ(V), h, c, v, κ(I, d), κH, κC, κV

 Air quality measures

β(d), β(u), η, κ(I, d); also for state only: h, c, v, κH, κC, κV and for county only: γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u)

 Mobility indices

β(d), β(u)

 Weather (state only)

β(d), β(u), γ, h, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u)

 Google symptoms search (state only)

γ, h

 Nonpharmaceutical interventions (state only)

β(d), β(u)

 Total tests (state only)

γ, h

 Antigen/antibody tests (state only)

β(d), β(u), γ, h, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u)

 Day of the week

β(d), β(u), γ, h

 Confirmed per total tests

β(d), β(u), γ, h

 Lagged confirmed cases

β(d), β(u), γ, h

 Lagged deaths

β(d), β(u), γ, h

Japan model

 Per capita GDP

β(d), β(u), γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Population density

β(d), β(u), γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Age distribution

β(d), β(u), γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Population

All

 Healthcare resources (doctors, hospital beds, clinic beds, ICU beds)

γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Wellness (past H1N1 infection, BMI, smokers, alcohol consumption)

β(d), β(u), η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Google mobility indices

β(d), β(u)

 State of emergency

β(d), β(u)

 Total tests

γ

 Symptoms survey results

β(d), β(u), γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u)

 Day of week

γ, ρ(I, d), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Confirmed mean-to-sum ratio

β(d), β(u), γ, η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Deaths mean-to-sum ratio

β(d), β(u), γ, η, ρ(I, d), ρ(I, u), ρ(H), h, κ(I, d), κH

 Discharges

ρ(H), h, κH

 Lagged confirmed cases

β(d), β(u), γ, h

 Lagged deaths

β(d), β(u), γ, h