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Forecasting Covid-19 New Cases in Belize

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONIZICHIRe Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweMr. Thabani NYONISAGIT Innovation Center, Harare, ZimbabweMr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHOIndependent Health Economist, Harare, Zimbabwe

Vol 5 No 6 (2021): Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2021 | Pages: 704-709

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 10-07-2021

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Abstract
Expectedly, the global pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in a surge in COVID-19 forecasting and control models. In this research article, the ANN methodology was applied to investigate the trends of confirmed daily COVID-19 cases in Belize. This study is based on daily new cases of COVID-19 in Belize for the period 1 January 2020 – 25 March 2021. The out-of-sample forecast covers the period 26 March 2021 – 31 July 2021. The residuals and forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the employed model reveal that the model is stable in forecasting COVID-19 cases in Belize. It is projected that daily COVID-19 cases in Belize are likely to vanish over the out-of-sample period. Nonetheless, the government of Belize ought to ensure the continued compliance to control and preventive COVID-19 measures such as vaccination, social distancing, quarantine, isolation, face-mask wearing and so on.
Keywords

ANN, COVID-19, Forecasting, Zimbabwe, corona, pandemic


Citation of this Article

Dr. Smartson. P. NYONI, Mr. Thabani NYONI, Mr. Tatenda. A. CHIHOHO, “Forecasting Covid-19 New Cases in Belize” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp 704-709, June 2021. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.506123
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