Table 2.
Spearman's correlation test between meteorological factors and COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Nigeria.
| New cases | Cum. cases | Mort. | Cum. mort. | Min. temp. (°C) | Max. temp. (°C) | Avg. temp. (°C) | 1 wk. adj. avg. temp (°C) | 2 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C) | Min hum. (%) | Max. hum. (%) | Avg. hum. (%) | 1 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%) | 2 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%) | |
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| New cases | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Cum. cases | 0.887∗ (0.000) | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Mortality | 0.361∗ (0.003) | 0.420∗ (0.000) | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Cum. mortality | 0.853∗ (0.000) | 0.971∗ (0.000) | 0.450∗ (0.000) | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Min. temp. (°C) | −0.217 (0.082) | −0.302∗ (0.015) | −0.038 (0.764) | −0.255∗ (0.040) | 1 | |||||||||
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| Max. temp. (°C) | −0.356∗ (0.004) | −0.359∗ (0.003) | −0.049 (0.699) | −0.305∗ (0.013) | 0.485∗ (0.000) | 1 | ||||||||
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| Avg. temp. (°C) | −0.327∗ (0.008) | −0.372∗ (0.002) | −0.030 (0.811) | −0.316∗ (0.010) | 0.859∗ (0.000) | 0.843∗ (0.000) | 1 | |||||||
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| 1 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C) | −0.357∗ (0.003) | −0.416∗ (0.001) | −0.240 (0.054) | −0.373∗ (0.002) | 0.029 (0.818) | 0.143 (0.257) | 0.057 (0.649) | 1 | ||||||
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| 2 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C) | −0.384∗ (0.002) | −0.460∗ (0.000) | −0.232 (0.062) | −0.453∗ (0.000) | −0.065 (0.604) | −0.042 (0.741) | −0.052 (0.681) | 0.81 (0.519) | 1 | |||||
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| Min hum. (%) | 0.157 (0.213) | 0.147 (0.244) | −0.011 (0.933) | 0.146 (0.247) | −0.241 (0.053) | −0.732∗ (0.000) | −0.577∗ (0.000) | −0.052 (0.680) | 0.095 (0.449) | 1 | ||||
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| Max. hum. (%) | 0.142 (0.258) | 0.077 (0.540) | −0.116 (0.356) | 0.045 (0.720) | −0.526∗ (0.000) | −0.244 (0.050) | −0.458∗ (0.000) | −0.143 (0.257) | 0.124 (0.324) | 0.103 (0.412) | 1 | |||
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| Avg. hum. (%) | 0.060 (0.637) | 0.019 (0.881) | −0.211 (0.091) | −0.006 (0.962) | −0.378∗ (0.002) | −0.644∗ (0.000) | −0.597∗ (0.000) | −0.051 (0.687) | 0.111 (0.377) | 0.731∗ (0.000) | 0.509∗ (0.000) | 1 | ||
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| 1 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%) | −0.014 (0.912) | −0.062 (0.625) | −0.001 (0.995) | −0.092 (0.465) | 0.043 (0.735) | −0.041 (0.747) | 0.022 (0.861) | −0.527∗ (0.000) | 0.026 (0.838) | 0.011 (0.931) | 0.209 (0.094) | 0.083 (0.510) | 1 | |
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| 2 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%) | −0.126 (0.318) | −0.023 (0.858) | 0.050 (0.691) | −0.040 (0.753) | 0.070 (0.581) | 0.024 (0.852) | 0.035 (0.779) | 0.041 (0.748) | −0.531∗ (0.000) | −0.087 (0.492) | −0.010 (0.935) | 0.005 (0.971) | 0.022 (0.861) | 1 |
Cum. cases, cumulative cases; cum. mort., cumulative mortality; min. temp., minimum temperature; max. temp., maximum temperature; avg. temp., average temperature; 1 wk. adj. avg. temp., 1-week adjusted average temperature; 2 wk adj. avg. temp., 2-week adjusted average temperature; min. hum., minimum humidity; max. hum., maximum humidity; avg. hm., average humidity; 1 wk. adj. avg. hum., 1-week adjusted average humidity; 2 wk. adj. avg. hum., 2-week adjusted average humidity. Correlation values with asterisk show significant correlation at a probability level of 95%, p < 0.05. p values are in brackets.