The impact of built and socio-economic environment factors on Covid-19 transmission at the ZIP-code level in Florida.

ABSTRACT: Most studies have explored the Covid-19 outbreak by mainly focusing on restrictive public policies, human health, and behaviors at the macro level. However, the impacts of built and socio-economic environments, accounting for spatial effects on the spread at the local levels, have not been thoroughly studied. In this study, the relationships between the spatial spread of the virus and various indicators of the built and socio-economic environments are investigated, using Florida ZIP-code data on accumulated cases before large-scale vaccination campaigns began in 2021. Spatial regression models are used to account for the spatial dependencies and interactions that are core factors in Covid-19 spread. This study reveals both the spillover dynamics of the coronavirus spread at the ZIP code le

SUBMITTER: Tepe E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9663736 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature