Population Health
November 4, 2020
New UW models show how COVID-19 can spread through a city
A research team led by UC Irvine and the University of Washington has created a new model of coronavirus diffusion through a community.
This approach factors in network exposure — whom one interacts with — and demographics to simulate at a more detailed level both where and how quickly the coronavirus could spread through Seattle and 18 other major cities.
The result: Some neighborhoods peak sooner than others. And in every city, the virus sticks around far longer than some might expect.