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The problem you're asking to solve relates to the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections based on a daily growth rate.

We are given:
- Initial number of confirmed cases \( I(0) = 10 \) on 23.02.2020.
- The reproduction number (daily growth rate) is \( R = 1.25 \), meaning infections grow by 25% per day.
- We need to calculate the total cumulative number of infections until 23.03.2020.

### Steps:
1. We start with \( I_0 = 10 \).
2. Every day, the number of new infections is multiplied by 1.25. This leads to exponential growth.
3. The number of days between 23.02.2020 and 23.03.2020 is 29 days.

The formula to calculate the number of infections on day \( n \) is:

\[
I(n) = I_0 \times R^n
\]

Now I will calculate how the cumulative infection count evolves over the 29 days. Let's compute that.By 23.03.2020, the cumulative number of infections would have reached approximately 32,272 cases, based on the given 25% daily growth rate.

Would you like further details on the calculation, or do you have any questions?

Here are some related questions to explore:
1. How would the cumulative infection count change if the reproduction number were reduced to 1.1?
2. What would the impact be if the reproduction number increased to 1.5?
3. How does the exponential growth model compare to a linear growth model in this scenario?
4. How would the total infections look after 60 days under the same reproduction number?
5. What would happen if the initial number of cases was 100 instead of 10?

**Tip:** Exponential growth can lead to large numbers very quickly, which is why controlling the reproduction rate is critical in pandemics.

Am 23.02.2020 gibt es 10 bestätigte Coronafälle in Großbritannien. Die tägliche Reproduktionszahl beträgt 1,25 (Wachstum 25% pro Tag, Konvention: echt/echt). Gehen Sie zur Vereinfachung davon aus, dass die Infektionszahlen nicht ganzzahlig sein müssen. a) Wie entwickelt sich die (kumulative) Infektionszahl (= Gesamtzahl der jemals Infizierten) bis zum 23.03.2020?

Learn how to calculate the cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in the UK from 23.02.2020 to 23.03.2020 with a 25% daily growth rate. This problem explores exponential growth and uses the formula I(n) = I_0 × R^n to determine the total infections over 29 days. Suitable for high school students.

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