A Logistic Curve in the SIR Model and Its Application to Deaths by COVID-19 in Japan

Authors

  • Takesi Saito Department of Physics, Kwansei Gakuin University Sanda 669-1337, Japan
  • Kazuyasu Shigemoto Tezukayama University, Nara 631-8501, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/aivp.105.13087

Abstract

Approximate solutions of SIR equations are given, based on a logistic growth curve in the Biology. These solutions are applied to fix the basic reproduction number α and the removed ratio c, especially from data of accumulated number of deaths in Japan COVID-19. We then discuss the end of the epidemic. These logistic curve results are compared with the exact results of the SIR model.

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2022-09-24

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Saito, T., & Shigemoto, K. (2022). A Logistic Curve in the SIR Model and Its Application to Deaths by COVID-19 in Japan. European Journal of Applied Sciences, 10(5), 157–160. https://doi.org/10.14738/aivp.105.13087

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Vol. 10 No. 5 (2022): European Journal of Applied Sciences

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