The higher temperature and ultraviolet, the lower COVID-19 prevalence-meta-regression of data from large US cities

Am J Infect Control. 2020 Oct;48(10):1281-1285. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.181. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Authors

Hisato Takagi¹, Toshiki Kuno², Yujiro Yokoyama³, Hiroki Ueyama², Takuya Matsushiro⁴, Yosuke Hari⁴, Tomo Ando⁵

Affiliations

¹ Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan; Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan. Electronic address: kfgth973@ybb.ne.jp.
² Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA.
⁴ Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan; Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
⁵ New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Cities / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Hot Temperature*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
SARS-CoV-2
Ultraviolet Rays*
United States / epidemiology
Weather