3
Germany’s R number
The average number of people on to whom one infected person will pass the virus
2
95%
confidence
interval
1
If R stays below one, an outbreak will eventually die out
0
6 Mar
1 Apr
1 May
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
Germany’s R number
95%
confidence
interval
The average number of people on to whom one infected person will pass the virus
1.5
1.0
0.5
If R stays below one, an outbreak will eventually die out
0
6 Mar
16 Mar
26 Mar
5 Apr
15 Apr
25 Apr
05 May