In a community, an increase in new cases denotes:
Incidence is defined as, "the number of new cases occurring in a defined population during a specified period of time". Incidence measures the rate at which new cases occur in a community. Ref:Parks Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine By K.Park, 18th Edition, Page 55
Increase in incidence rate
Increase in prevalence rate
Decrease in incidence rate
Decrease in prevalence rate
Increase in incidence rate