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The Association between Weather Conditions (Ambient Air Temperature and Relative Humidity) with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Risk in Bandar Abbas, Iran
Summary
This study examined how temperature and humidity affected COVID-19 case rates in Bandar Abbas, Iran. The analysis found that weather conditions had a statistically significant association with infection risk during the study period.
Abstract Background: This study was devoted to evaluate the association between COVID-19 infection and weather conditions in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: The positive cases data was retrieved from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran (MOHME) and weather conditions from the Iran meteorological organization (IMO) from the 01, October 2020 to 27, November 2020. The components of weather consist of average of the ambient air temperature (°C) and relative humidity (%). The Spearman correlation test was used to determine the association between weather conditions (temperature and relative humidity) with COVID-19 infection. Results: Spearman analysis showed that air temperature (Coefficient = -0.303 and P-value = 0.001) were negatively associated with COVID-19 infection. However, no significant association was observed between relative humidity (Coefficient = 0.088 and P-value = 0.340) and COVID-19 infection. Hence, the ambient air temperature can be considered as a considerable variable in the COVID-19 infection in Bandar Abbas. Conclusions: The results of this study can be used for prevention and control of COVID-19 infection in areas with similar meteorological conditions in world.
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