In this study, the ANN approach was applied to
analyze COVID-19 deaths in Cameroon. The employed data covers the period
1January 2020-20 April 2020 and the out-of-sample period ranges over the period
21 April -31 August 2021. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria
(Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate that the model is quite
stable. The results of the study indicate that daily COVID-19 deaths in Cameroon
are likely to be less than 5 deaths per day (close to zero) over the
out-of-sample period. Therefore there is need for the government of Cameroon to
ensure adherence to safety guidelines while continuing to create awareness
about the COVID-19 pandemic and scaling up COVID-19 vaccination.
Country : Zimbabwe
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ZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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