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To: BusterDog

So each case infected 2.6 people (uncertainty range: 1.5-3.5).

For comparison...

The influenza Asian A (H2N2) pandemic of 1957-1958 and Hong Kong A (H3N2) of 1968-1969 had estimated R0s in the 1.5–1.8 range and were considered to be of moderate transmissibility, while the influenza A (H1N1) of 1918–1919 had an estimated R0 in the range 1.8–2.4 and was considered to be highly transmissible (9, 20–23 ...Oct 30, 2009)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880578/#idm140417581174272title


126 posted on 01/25/2020 5:33:24 PM PST by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: mewzilla
Coronavirus death toll rises to 56, cases approach 2,000 ...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-56-cases-approach-2000-everything-we-know/

171 posted on 01/25/2020 5:59:00 PM PST by 11th_VA
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