Weather Conditions and COVID-19 Incidence in a Cold Climate: A Time-Series Study in Finland.

ABSTRACT: Background: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading globally at an accelerated rate. There is some previous evidence that weather may influence the incidence of COVID-19 infection. We assessed the role of meteorological factors including temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) considering the concentrations of two air pollutants, inhalable coarse particles (PM₁₀) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) in the incidence of COVID-19 infections in Finland, located in arctic-subarctic climatic zone. Methods: We retrieved daily counts of COVID-19 in Finland from Jan 1 to May 31, 2020, nationwide and separately for all 21 hospital districts across the country. The meteorological and air quality data were from the monitoring stations nearest to the c

SUBMITTER: Heibati B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946816 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature