Serial Intervals and Incubation Periods of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta Variants, Singapore

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Apr;29(4):814-817. doi: 10.3201/eid2904.220854. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

Abstract

We compared serial intervals and incubation periods for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants and Delta variants in Singapore. Median incubation period was 3 days for BA.1 versus 4 days for Delta. Serial interval was 2 days for BA.1 and 3 days for BA.2 but 4 days for Delta.

Keywords: COVID-19; Delta; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Singapore; coronavirus disease; incubation period; respiratory infections; serial interval; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; variant of concern; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Incubation Period
  • SARS-CoV-2* / genetics
  • Singapore / epidemiology

Supplementary concepts

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants