Spatio-Temporal Patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic in Germany.

ABSTRACT: Results from an explorative study revealing spatio-temporal patterns of the SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 epidemic in Germany are presented. We dispense with contestable model assumptions and show the intrinsic spatio-temporal patterns of the epidemic dynamics. The analysis is based on COVID-19 incidence data, which are age-stratified and spatially resolved at the county level, provided by the Federal Government's Public Health Institute of Germany (RKI) for public use. Although the 400 county-related incidence time series shows enormous heterogeneity, both with respect to temporal features as well as spatial distributions, the counties' incidence curves organise into well-distinguished clusters that coincide with East and West Germany. The analysis is based on dimensionality reduction, multidimens

SUBMITTER: Diebner HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10453630 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature