The evidence was already there: 1000x + more viral load compared to last year's version, and sky high transmission rates R0 ~7 compared to ~1-2 from last year.

The evidence was already there: 1000x + more viral load compared to last year's version, and sky high transmission rates R0 ~7 compared to ~1-2 from last year. It's like the nuclear version of the virus has taken over. How much can it adapt further. Also does 1000x higher viral load also mean 1000x higher mutation rate ?