Stark County - April 8 2021

Effective Reproduction Number (Rt)

Rt appears to have remained at or below 1.0 in recent weeks.

Projected Incidence

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

Asymptomatic to Symptomatic Ratio

The ratio of asymptomatic to symptomatic cases remains low.  A low ratio of asymptomatic to symptomatic cases facilitates mitigation efforts since symptomatic individuals usually isolate.