The role of climate during the COVID-19 epidemic in New South Wales, Australia.
Transbound Emerg Dis
; 67(6): 2313-2317, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-326891
ABSTRACT
Previous research has identified a relationship between climate and occurrence of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV cases, information that can be used to reduce the risk of infection. Using COVID-19 notification and postcode data from New South Wales, Australia during the exponential phase of the epidemic in 2020, we used time series analysis to investigate the relationship between 749 cases of locally acquired COVID-19 and daily rainfall, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. temperature, and 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. relative humidity. Lower 9 a.m. relative humidity (but not rainfall or temperature) was associated with increased case occurrence; a reduction in relative humidity of 1% was predicted to be associated with an increase of COVID-19 cases by 6.11%. During periods of low relative humidity, the public health system should anticipate an increased number of COVID-19 cases.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Temperature
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Disease Notification
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Epidemics
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COVID-19
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Humidity
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Transbound Emerg Dis
Journal subject:
Veterinary Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tbed.13631
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