Fig. 5: Cumulative deaths and number released from distancing by testing level and contact reductions.
From: Modeling serological testing to inform relaxation of social distancing for COVID-19 control
Contour plot of cumulative deaths in each location from November 1, 2020 to June 1, 2021 (left column) and the number of people released from social distancing (right column) as a function of the degree of relaxation of social distancing and number of tests per day. The far right of the x-axis corresponds to a pre-pandemic level of contact and the far left corresponds to the contact levels in each location during stay-at-home orders in March–June 2020. Both panels assume a test specificity of 99.8% and a shielding factor of 5:1.
