Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023
Research
Cycle Threshold Values as Indication of Increasing SARS-CoV-2 New Variants, England, 2020–2022
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Figure 4. Emergence of novel Delta variant of SARS CoV-2 in England, showing mean Ct values (A) and positive test counts for SARS CoV-2 S-gene–positive tests (B) for February 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021, according to a gamma model. Break points detected through iterative sequential regression (ISR) that indicate significant changes in mean Ct values and positive tests are labeled. Blue line represents estimated S− mean Ct value and positive test counts by ISR. Blue lines at the base of the graph represent 95% CIs around the breakpoints estimated by the ISR model. Ct, cycle threshold; S, spike; S+, presence of S gene; S−, absence of S gene.