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Table 3 Calculation of the factor for approximating the number of new biologically probable infections from the number of RT-PCR + subjects in South Kivu (DRC).

From: Estimating the number of probable new SARS-CoV-2 infections among tested subjects from the number of confirmed cases

Parameter

Median (95% credibility interval)

Expected number of RT-PCR + subjects among 1000 alert cases

240 (203–278)

Number of biologically probable new SARS-CoV-2 infections

580 (518–640)

Multiplying factor a

2.42 (1.95–3.01)

  1. a Factor that allows obtaining the number of biologically probable new SARS-CoV-2 infections from the number of confirmed cases