Correlation Between Some Climatic Factors and COVID-19 Epidemic in Two Cities in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Publication Date: 22/10/2020
Author(s): E. A. Babeker.
Volume/Issue: Volume 3 , Issue 3 (2020)
Abstract:
The purpose of the current study is to explore the relations between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case counts and meteorological factors in two capital cities of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (K.S.A). Meteorological data on daily average (high, low and mean) barometer (atmospheric pressure) (hpa - hectoPascals), relative humidity (%), temperature (oc), wind gust (km/h), wind speed (km/h) and drew point (oc) during the study period, which was 35 days. The finding showed the person correlation coefficients between Daily number of infected cases of COVID-19 and weather factors in Al Riyad and Mecca cities in K.S.A. The results in Al Riayd and Mecca cities were: Daily number of infected cases of COVID-19 had obvious linear positive correlations significantly (p<0.01) with daily average temperature (r = 0.72; 0.72), daily average high temperature (r = 0.70; 0.65) and daily average low temperature (r = 0.67; 0.71); respectively, and significantly (p<0.01) negative correlations with daily average barometer (r = - 0.72; - 0.50), daily average high barometer (r = - 0.63; - 0.53), daily average low barometer (r = - 0.67; - 0.52); respectively. Also, in Al Riayd city the confirmed COVID-19 correlated significantly (p<0.01) with daily average humidity (r = - 0.59), daily average high humidity (r = - 0.60) and daily average low humidity (r = - 0.52) and in Mecca city was lower significant (p<0.5) with daily average humidity (r = - 0.38).
Keywords:
Covid-19, Temperature, Humidity, Barometer, Wind Gust, Wind Speed
