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Table 1 Description of state variables and parameters

From: Stochastic model of the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 pandemic

Notations

Description

S(t)

Number of susceptible individuals at time t

V(t)

Number of vaccinated individuals at time t

I(t)

Number of infected individuals at time t

T(t)

Number of treated individuals at time t

R(t)

Number of recovered individuals at time t

φ

Recruitment rate of susceptible individuals due to migration or birth

α

The rate at which susceptible individuals tend to infected individuals

δ

Treatment rate

μ

Natural causing death rate of all individuals

θ

Vaccination rate

τ

Rate of death due to COVID-19

ρ

Recovery rate of treated individuals

\(\sigma _{1}\)

Lose rate of immunity by recovered individuals

\(\sigma _{2}\)

Lose rate of immunity by vaccinated individuals

ω

COVID-19 causing death rate associated with the individuals that are on treatment

B(t)

Standard Brownian motions

\(\beta _{i}\)

Intensity of white noise