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. 2020 Jul 28;746:141323. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141323

Table 2.

Correlations between meteorological conditions and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) daily and cumulative incidence or mortality, using a five-day earlier infection time point considering the lag effect.

Max temperature (°C) Max dew point temperature (°C) Average humidity (%) Average wind speed (mph) Average sea-level atmospheric pressure (Hg)
Daily confirmed new COVID-19 cases Pearson correlation −0.177 −0.142 −0.085 0.100 0.167
p-Value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Cumulative COVID-19 cases Pearson correlation −0.226 −0.211 −0.111 0.102 0.159
p-Value <0.001 <0.001 0.131 <0.001 <0.001
Daily confirmed new COVID-19 deaths Pearson correlation −0.190 −0.162 −0.143 0.141 0.240
p-Value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Cumulative COVID-19 deaths Pearson correlation −0.224 −0.208 −0.152 0.134 0.214
p-Value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001