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arXiv 2008.00028q-bio.PE
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在US中调查气象因素与COVID-19传播和死亡之间的关系

Investigating the association between meteorological factors and the transmission and fatality of COVID-19 in the US

Meijian Yang

摘要:

一种新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)正在席卷全球,夺走了成千上万人的生命。作为目前的震中,美国的COVID-19确诊病例和死亡病例数量最多。过去的研究发现气象因素与许多呼吸道疾病有关。为了了解气象因素如何以及在哪个时间段与COVID-19的传播和死亡率具有最强的关联性,我们分析了潜伏窗口内不同时间段的每个气象因素与确诊率和死亡率之间的相关性,并建立统计模型来量化县级水平的影响。结果表明,除当日前13 ~ 0天的最大风速外,其他气象变量与日确诊率的相关性最显著(P < 0.05),而当日前13 ~ 8天的气温与日死亡率的相关性最显著(P < 0.05)。温度是唯一一个在全国范围内表现出显著正相关的气象因素,特别是在目前疫情最严重的美国东南部。温度对确诊率的影响较大,多数县的确诊率增加了5 ppm以上,但对病死率的影响不大,大多在0.01%以内。这项研究的发现将有助于了解气象因素在COVID-19传播中的作用,并为公众和个人抗击这一全球流行病提供见解。

英文摘要:

A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is sweeping the world and has taken away thousands of lives. As the current epicenter, the United States has the largest number of confirmed and death cases of COVID-19. Meteorological factors have been found associated with many respiratory diseases in the past studies. In order to understand that how and during which period of time do the meteorological factors have the strongest association with the transmission and fatality of COVID-19, we analyze the correlation between each meteorological factor during different time periods within the incubation window and the confirmation and fatality rate, and develop statistic models to quantify the effects at county level. Results show that meteorological variables except maximum wind speed during the day 13 - 0 before current day shows the most significant correlation (P < 0.05) with the daily confirmed rate, while temperature during the day 13 - 8 before are most significantly correlated (P < 0.05) with the daily fatality rate. Temperature is the only meteorological factor showing dramatic positive association nationally, particularly in the southeast US where the current outbreak most intensive. The influence of temperature is remarkable on the confirmed rate with an increase of over 5 pmp in many counties, but not as much on the fatality rate (mostly within 0.01%). Findings in this study will help understanding the role of meteorological factors in the spreading of COVID-19 and provide insights for public and individual in fighting against this global epidemic.

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