Modeling COVID-19 Using a Modified SVIR Compartmental Model and LSTM-Estimated Parameters

Alejandra Wyss and Arturo Hidalgo ()
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Alejandra Wyss: Departamento de Ingeniería Geológica y Minera, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas y Energía, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ríos Rosas, 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain
Arturo Hidalgo: Departamento de Ingeniería Geológica y Minera, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas y Energía, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ríos Rosas, 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain

Mathematics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-23

Abstract: This article presents a modified version of the SVIR compartmental model for predicting the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, which incorporates vaccination and a saturated incidence rate, as well as piece-wise time-dependent parameters that enable self-regulation based on the epidemic trend. We have established the positivity of the ODE version of the model and explored its local stability. Artificial neural networks are used to estimate time-dependent parameters. Numerical simulations are conducted using a fourth-order Runge–Kutta numerical scheme, and the results are compared and validated against actual data from the Autonomous Communities of Spain. The modified model also includes explicit parameters to examine potential future scenarios. In addition, the modified SVIR model is transformed into a system of one-dimensional PDEs with diffusive terms, and solved using a finite volume framework with fifth-order WENO reconstruction in space and an RK3-TVD scheme for time integration. Overall, this work demonstrates the effectiveness of the modified SVIR model and its potential for improving our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting decision-making in public health.

Keywords: epidemiological models; artificial neural networks; numerical simulations; diffusion; finite volumes; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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