Transmission and containment of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant of concern in Guangzhou, China: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The first community transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant of concern (VOC) in Guangzhou, China occurred between May and June 2021. Herein, we describe the epidemiological characteristics of this outbreak and evaluate the implemented containment measures against this outbreak.

Methodology/principal findings

Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention provided the data on SARS-CoV-2 infections reported between 21 May and 24 June 2021. We estimated the incubation period distribution by fitting a gamma distribution to the data, while the serial interval distribution was estimated by fitting a normal distribution. The instantaneous effective reproductive number (Rt) was estimated to reflect the transmissi

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8730460 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature