Wuhan and Hubei COVID-19 mortality analysis reveals the critical role of timely supply of medical resources

We report that COVID-19 mortality and recovery rates in Hubei Province, China exponentially decays ( R ² >0.93) and grows ( R ² >0.95), respectively. A great number of newly supplied medical resources, including more than 42000 aided health workers, over 26000 makeshift beds and 23000 acute care beds, enabled overwhelming patients to be treated effectively in hospitals. This may inform other countries to deal with the coming COVID-19 pandemic when patients are overwhelming the local health care system.