Correlation Between Local Air Temperature and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hubei, China.
Front Public Health
; 8: 604870, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1063368
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To clarify the correlation between temperature and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei.Methods:
We collected daily newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and daily temperature for six cities in Hubei Province, assessed their correlations, and established regression models.Results:
For temperatures ranging from -3.9 to 16.5°C, daily newly confirmed cases were positively correlated with the maximum temperature ~0-4 days prior or the minimum temperature ~11-14 days prior to the diagnosis in almost all selected cities. An increase in the maximum temperature 4 days prior by 1°C was associated with an increase in the daily newly confirmed cases (~129) in Wuhan. The influence of temperature on the daily newly confirmed cases in Wuhan was much more significant than in other cities.Conclusion:
Government departments in areas where temperatures range between -3.9 and 16.5°C and rise gradually must take more active measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temperature
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Climate
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Air
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fpubh.2020.604870
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