Mercer County - April 20, 2021

Effective Reproduction Number (Rt)

For the first time in 6 weeks, Rt appears to have risen to a level of 1.0 in recent days.

 

 

Projected Incidence

Case numbers are expected to increase slightly in the coming 2 weeks.  Continued masking and social distancing will be critical to preventing large increases.

Asymptomatic to Symptomatic Ratio

The ratio of asymptomatic to symptomatic cases appears to have been on an upward trend over the past 3 weeks.  A low ratio of asymptomatic to symptomatic cases facilitates mitigation efforts since symptomatic individuals usually isolate

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