Each day, cases grow by a fixed percentage
Linear axis
Log axis
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Daily growth
Days
Cases on day 0
Cases over days under exponential growth compared with linear growth.
Exponential: today = yesterday × (1 + growth)
Linear: the same number of new cases every day (as on day 1)
Doubling time
days until cases double
Exponential, last day
Linear, last day