Seasonal correlation of meteorological parameters and PM_2.5 with the COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic was a serious global health emergency in 2020 and 2021. This study analyzed the seasonal association of weekly averages of meteorological parameters, such as wind speed, solar radiation, temperature, relative humidity, and air pollutant PM2.5, with confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Baghdad, Iraq, a major megacity of the Middle East, for the period June 2020 to August 2021. Spearman and Kendall correlation coefficients were used to investigate the association. The results showed that wind speed, air temperature, and solar radiation have positive and strong correlations with the confirmed cases and deaths in the cold season (autumn and winter 2020-2021). The total COVID-19 cases negatively correlated with relative humidity but were not significant in all seasons. B

SUBMITTER: Hashim BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature