Table 3.
Spearman rank correlation coefficients and p values between COVID-19-incidence cases and daily average main gaseous air pollutants concentrations and main climate variables for investigated metropolitan area Madrid region during entire period 15 February 2020- 28 February 2021.
| MADRID | Air Pollutant |
Climate parameter |
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| COVID-19 -incidence | Ozone (μg/m3) |
Nitrogen dioxide (μg/m3) |
PBL height (m) |
Air Temperature T (oC) |
Relative Humidity RH % |
Wind speed Intensity Km/h |
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| r | p value | r | p value | r | p value | r | p value | r | p value | r | p value | |
| Total COVID-19 cases | −0.45 | 0 | 0.37 | p < 0.01 | −0.53 | 0 | −0.52 | 0 | 0.35 | p < 0.01 | 0.39 | p < 0.01 |
| Daily New cases (DNC) | −0.23 | p < 0.01 | 0.27 | p < 0.01 | −0.23 | p < 0.01 | −0.22 | p < 0.01 | 0.26 | p < 0.01 | 0.12 | p<0.05 |
| Daily New Deaths (DND) | −0.43 | p < 0.01 | 0.18 | p < 0.01 | −0.50 | 0 | −0.56 | 0 | 0.66 | 0 | −0.20 | p < 0.01 |
| Total Deaths | −0.39 | p < 0.01 | 0.35 | p < 0.01 | −0.39 | p < 0.01 | −0.35 | p < 0.01 | 0.33 | p < 0.01 | 0.40 | p < 0.01 |