MUMBAI: Mumbai's R-value, which reflects how rapidly the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading, increased to over 1 in September end, according to a study.
The Reproduction number or R refers to how many people an infected person infects on an average. In other words, it tells how 'efficiently' a virus is spreading.
An R-value smaller than 1 means the disease is spreading slowly. Conversely, if R is greater than 1, the number of infected people is increasing in each round - technically, this is what is called the epidemic phase.
The bigger the number than 1, the faster the rate of spreading of the disease in the population.
This story is from the October 11, 2021 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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