Term:Infection rate

Related terms

• (is determined by) positive results of tests such as RT-PCR test and rapid diagnostic test

• (indicate the occurence of) waves of pandemic
• spread of COVID-19 pandemic (is measured by)
• (tracks) virus transmission
• (affects) restrictions

Normative

Examples

In view of the low infection rates in areas classified as 'orange', no quarantine or self-isolation should be imposed on persons travelling from such areas.

Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H0961

Keyness

• infection rate: >1000

Note

only 4 occurrences in the corpus

Research

Definition/description

Early control to reduce infection rate is of top priority.

Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03184164

Reducing the infection rate is most important for stopping the spreading of SARS.

Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03184164

Examples

When the long-run infection rate is in this Hubei-range, then the epidemic is also over more quickly than in the case of an infection rate of two thirds.

Source: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.26.20044214v1

Collocations

• overall infection rate
• high infection rate
• peak infection rate
• estimated infection rate
• daily infection rate
• to (under)estimate infection rate
• to lower/decrease infection rate
• to calculate infection rate
• to vary infection rate
• to normalize infection rate
• infection rate varies
• infection rate rises/declines
• infection rate exceeds
• infection rate reaches

Keyness

356

Press

Variants and synonyms

• number of infections
• rate of infection
• infection level

Examples

Rising infection rates and new strains mean tough precautions remain necessary in the short-term.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-tier-4-announcement-covid-restrictions-oxford/

Other data shows the UK now has the highest infection rate in Europe, overtaking Spain.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9685393/Covid-FOREVER-need-live-like-flu-Freedom-Day.html

Collocations

• high infection rate
• low infection rate
• rising infection rate
• to cut infection rates

Keyness

• infection rate: 21
• number of infections: 197
• rate of infection: 289
• infection level: 446

Comments

Variants and synonyms

• number of infections

Examples

States with 75% and above show significantly lower H and D rates even as infection rate surges, states like mine show H and D rates about equal to the previous pre vaccine rate.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10258949/Omicron-variant-unlikely-cause-severe-illness-vaccinated-people-BioNTech-says.html#comments

Florida's warmer temperatures might be a reason infection rates are lower.

Source: nytimes.com

If the number of infections continue to double every two days, we will be looking at 100,000 infections a day before Christmas.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10295867/Omicron-infecting-4-000-BRITONS-day.html#comments

Collocations

• low infection rate
• high infection rate
• to lower the infection rate

Keyness

• infection rate: 80
• number of infections: 307