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. 2020 Nov 20;15(11):e0242268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242268

Table 2. Correlations between in-hospital COVID-19-related deaths in the Paris region and temperatures measured from 19 days before death to the date of death (study period: 31 March to 10 May 2020).

Day Minimal observed temperature Mean calculated temperature Maximal observed temperature
Correlation coefficient p value Correlation coefficient p value Correlation coefficient p value
−19 −0.414 0.007 −0.508 <0.0025 −0.527 <0.0025
−18 −0.445 0.004 −0.566 <0.0025 −0.603 <0.0025
−17 −0.420 0.006 −0.585 <0.0025 −0.652 <0.0025
−16 −0.572 <0.0025 −0.679 <0.0025 −0.701 <0.0025
−15 −0.668 <0.0025 −0.736 <0.0025 −0.724 <0.0025
−14 −0.684 <0.0025 −0.731 <0.0025 −0.708 <0.0025
−13 −0.631 <0.0025 −0.633 <0.0025 −0.583 <0.0025
−12 −0.566 <0.0025 −0.581 <0.0025 −0.544 <0.0025
−11 −0.502 <0.0025 −0.533 <0.0025 −0.510 <0.0025
−10 −0.496 <0.0025 −0.495 <0.0025 −0.452 0.003
−9 −0.549 <0.0025 −0.505 <0.0025 −0.429 0.005
−8 −0.594 <0.0025 −0.548 <0.0025 −0.467 <0.0025
−7 −0.539 <0.0025 −0.480 <0.0025 −0.391 0.011
−6 −0.507 <0.0025 −0.413 0.007 −0.301 0.056
−5 −0.432 0.005 −0.297 0.059 −0.163 0.309
−4 −0.364 0.019 −0.306 0.052 −0.227 0.154
−3 −0.321 0.041 −0.242 0.128 −0.153 0.34
−2 −0.392 0.011 −0.283 0.073 −0.169 0.292
−1 −0.424 0.006 −0.300 0.056 −0.163 0.308
0 −0.360 0.021 −0.261 0.099 −0.143 0.372