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Table 4 Summary of observed data and modelled outputs (median and 95% CrI in parenthesis) by respective time periods in 2021 for SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmission

From: Relative role of border restrictions, case finding and contact tracing in controlling SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of undetected transmission: a mathematical modelling study

Observed data () and modelled outputs ()

Time period in 2021

Overall Apr–Aug

Apr 1–May 12

May 13–Jun 30

Jul 1–Jul 17

Jul 18–Aug 18

Imported cases

 Isolated for testing on arrival or quarantined

1291

809

270

136

76

 Not quarantined

93

34

32

12

15

Local cases (by time of isolation

4371

196

755

474

2946

Missed cases

12,000 (4200–75,000)

1400 (180–15,000)

1700 (700–11,000)

1400 (270–11,000)

6100 (2600–43,000)

Total cases (adjusted by time of infection and missed cases)

17,000 (8000–84,000)

1700 (420–15,500)

2400 (1500–12,000)

2400 (800–13,000)

9000 (4700–50,000)

ICU cases (by time of isolation)

36

3

11

3

19

Deaths (by time of isolation)

25

3

4

1

17

Case ICU risk (%)

0.7 (0.3–1.1)

1.7 (1.0–2.6)

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

0.8 (0.3–1.7)

0.5 (0.2–0.8)

Infection ICU risk (%)

0.2 (0.04–0.4)

0.3 (0.03–1.1)

0.4 (0.08–0.6)

0.3 (0.06–1.0)

0.2 (0.03–0.3)

Case fatality ratio (%)

0.5 (0.2–0.8)

1.4 (0.8–2.0)

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

0.2 (0.09–0.4)

0.5 (0.2–0.8)

Infection fatality ratio (%)

0.2 (0.03–0.3)

0.2 (0.02–0.9)

0.2 (0.03–0.3)

0.08 (0.01–0.2)

0.2 (0.03–0.3)