Table 3.
Correlations between normalized SARS-CoV-2 RNA signal (N1-N2 avg. copies/copies PMMoV) and laboratory positive cases, hospital admissions, ICU admissions, and deaths/100,000 inhabitants in Ottawa and Hamilton, post significant natural and vaccination immunization during the onset of the B.1.617.2 (Delta) VOC.
| Over 70 % of the total population was fully vaccinated, Aug. 29th (Ottawa)/Oct.9th (Hamilton), 2021–Nov. 27th, 2021, Delta surge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 5-day midpoint avg. laboratory positive cases | 5-day midpoint avg. hospital admissions | 5-day midpoint avg. ICU admissions | 5-day midpoint avg. deaths | |
| Lead time (△t) | 0d | 11d | 14d | 25d | |
| Spearman's ρ | 0.189 | 0.364 | 0.316 | 0.501 | |
| Hamilton | 3-day midpoint avg. laboratory positive cases | 3-day midpoint avg. hospital admissions | 3-day midpoint avg. ICU admissions | 3-day midpoint avg. deaths | |
| Lead time (△t) | 0d | 5d | 7d | 23d | |
| Spearman's ρ | −0.029 | 0.312 | 0.524 | 0.097 | |