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blog:2021-03-20:covid-19_spread_part_iii [2021/03/20 14:07] – [The number of new daily cases] va7fi | blog:2021-03-20:covid-19_spread_part_iii [2021/04/02 07:39] – va7fi | ||
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- | That didn't happen. | + | That didn't happen |
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* the beginning of the third wave in March 2021. | * the beginning of the third wave in March 2021. | ||
+ | And the scary thing is that each wave seems to be bigger than the previous one. | ||
===== The daily change in daily cases ===== | ===== The daily change in daily cases ===== | ||
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When this graph is negative, the number of new cases each day is decreasing. | When this graph is negative, the number of new cases each day is decreasing. | ||
- | We can see that in January, we started putting the breaks on the high infection rate of December, except we have now lost that ground in March, indicating we're starting | + | We can see that in January, we started putting the breaks on the second wave, except we are now accelerating again towards |
===== The doubling time ===== | ===== The doubling time ===== | ||
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A small number is bad because it means the total number of cases doubles in a short amount of time. | A small number is bad because it means the total number of cases doubles in a short amount of time. | ||
- | For example, between October and January, the doubling time was roughly 50 days (for the country), and looking back at the first graph, we can see that the number of cases doubled in about that time. | + | For example, between October and January, the doubling time was roughly 50 days, and looking back at the first graph, we can see that the number of cases doubled in about that time. |
A constant doubling time means that the growth is exponential. | A constant doubling time means that the growth is exponential. | ||
===== BC, Alberta, Canada ===== | ===== BC, Alberta, Canada ===== | ||
- | Finally, I do this same analysis for BC and Alberta as well as Canada. | + | Finally, I do this same analysis for BC and Alberta as well as Canada. |
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