Sars Cov 2 Has Evolved An Incubation Time More Like Seasonal Coronaviruses
When the original version of the new virus emerged from Wuhan, China, the average incubation period was 6.65 days, according to pooled data from 119 studies. But then the incubation period shortened as the variants evolved. The alpha variant had an average incubation of 5 days, according to one study. beta, 4.5 days, according to another; The delta averaged 4.41 days, according to pooled data from six studies. and now with omicron, the incubation period has shrunk to 3....