“Rapid Tests Aren’t Enough For Omicron”: Why It’s Time To Cancel Your Party Plans - Refinery29

We can look at the Rt (the rate of transmission), which is basically the number of new infections that arise from a single case at any given time. When it’s less than 1, that means an infection is not spreading exponentially, and when it’s more than one, it’s the opposite. The Ontario Science Table released new numbers this week where the Rt for Delta is less than 1 whereas for Omicron it’s 4.55. And then related, we have the doubling rate, i.e., the length of time it takes for case counts to double. The doubling rate of Delta was around 34 days, the doubling rate of Omicron is less than three days.

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