The time required for a value to double. In
the COVID-19 pandemic, doubling time is measured in days and typically applies to the number of deaths or
confirmed cases for a country or state.
Initially, the total number of
COVID-19 deaths in New York had a doubling time of
2 days but now it has
slowed down to 5 days.
Increasing the doubling time of hospitalizations by even a day can have a big positive effect on the system.