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13409860, Some useful background articles:
Posted by Backbone, Mon Oct-26-20 05:32 AM
Mainly focusing on the K number, which is basically a measure of whether the virus spreads steadily or with big jumps (i.e. superspreading events). The K number hasn't been reported on as much as R (average number of transmissions from one infected person), but looks to be very important in understanding Sars-CoV-2 spread.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/01/k-number-what-is-coronavirus-metric-crucial-lockdown-eases

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2005.13689.pdf