Reproduction number varies greatly – the R-value suddenly drops significantly below 1

The Coid-19-pandemic keeps the world in breath. More than 9.2 million people have been infected so far worldwide, with the novel Coronavirus, 190.956 in Germany – where it always comes back to local outbreaks.

In Germany, the reproduction number was according to the RKI estimates with data 24.6., 0: 00, at 0.72, well below the value of the previous day of 2.02. This means that an Infected person infects on average less than one other people.

Since the middle of may, the RKI is also a so-called Seven-days-R. It refers to a longer period of time and is therefore subject to less current fluctuations. According to the RKI estimates, this value decreased with data 24.6., 0.00, 1.17 (previous day: 1,67). He shows that the Infection occurred from 8 to 16 days.

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