Among the most challenging aspects of the pandemic has been predicting its spread. 

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The healthcare delivery infrastructure in much of the United States has faced the equivalent of an impending hurricane but without a national weather service to warn us where and when it will hit, and how hard.

 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), built a forecasting model to help predicting the timing and magnitude of Covid-19 clinical demands for their hospital.