Effects of temperature variation and humidity on the death of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 724; p. 138226
• Main Authors: Ma, Yueling, Zhao, Yadong, Liu, Jiangtao, He, Xiaotao, Wang, Bo, Fu, Shihua, Yan, Jun, Niu, Jingping, Zhou, Ji, Luo, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020
• Subjects: absolute humidity; air pollutants; air pollution; Betacoronavirus; China; China - epidemiology; Coronavirus infections; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; COVID-19; death; Diurnal temperature range; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Generalized additive model; Humans; Humidity; influenza; mortality; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - mortality; relative humidity; SARS-CoV-2; Temperature; viruses; China; COVID-19; Diurnal temperature range; Temperature; Generalized additive model; Humidity

Meteorological parameters are the important factors influencing the infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza. This study aims to explore the association between Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths and weather parameters. In this study, we collected t...