Table 1.

Comparison between particulate matter PM2.5, Carbon monoxide, ozone and mean number of new SARS-COV-2 cases and deaths in ten different counties in California.

Parameters	Group A (n = 1488) Mean ± SEM	Group B (n = 390) Mean ± SEM	% Increase	p-Value
PM2.5 (ppm)	28.97 ± 0.411	92.91 ± 2.54	220.71%	<0.001⁎
CO (ppm)	1.90 ± 0.04	4.77 ± 0.22	151.05%	<0.001⁎
O3 (DU)	35.94 ± 0.373	42.97 ± 0.95	19.56%	<0.001⁎
Cases (n)	64.13 ± 2.65	100.62 ± 5.03	56.9%	<0.001⁎
Deaths (n)	0.89 ± 0.05	2.21 ± 0.211	148.21%	<0.001⁎

Group A: Data presented from appearance of first case of SARS-COV 2 in these counties March 19, 2020 to the beginning of wildfire August15, 2020. Group B: Data presented from the beginning of wildfire August15, 2020 to Sept 22, 2020.

^⁎Statistically significant at 5% level of significance.