Covid-19: New Danish data indicate subsiding summer wave
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- 08 Jul 2022
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The reproduction rate or R-number for the coronavirus is now estimated to be 0.8. A value less than 1.0 indicates a declining epidemic.
The last two weeks have seen the figure estimated at 1.1 and 1.0 as the new BA. 5 subvariant of the Omicron Covid variant became dominant in Denmark.
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke confirmed the updated number in a social media post and added that samples from sewage water also indicate the virus is now retreating.
“This fits with the picture we are seeing in other countries that have had a wave with BA. 5,” Heunicke wrote.
The observation of the trend in Denmark remains “uncertain” for the time being, he also noted. Read More...
