Many more people have been infected by the coronavirus than what the confirmed case count shows, backing previous findings from a preliminary study.
Last week, L.A. County officials released data that showed coronavirus infection rate had fallen. But it needs to continue falling to avoid danger.L.A. County remains the center of the pandemic in California, with more than 1,800 deaths. Despite the toll, there have been positive signs., it became clear the highly infectious disease was surging out of control in the county, with every one person testing positive for the virus infecting an average of 3½ other people.
Last week, L.A. County officials released data showing remarkable progress: The infection rate has fallen. Instead of every patient infecting an average of more than three other people, every infected person in L.A. County now infects just one other person. Among L.A. County public health experts, this number is called “R,” which stands for the Effective Transmission Number of the disease. This number can change when the public takes steps to change behaviors, such as adhering to a stay-at-home order.The fact that the disease was spreading from one infected person to more than three others represented “a high rate of spread, much faster than what is seen, for example, with seasonal influenza,” Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.
“It allowed our healthcare system to become more prepared. It allowed time for testing to be ramped up. It allowed time to prepare to do more
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