Research Article

Effects of Location-Specific Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Daily Infection in a Tropical Climate: A Case of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Table 3

The effects of 1°C and 1 g/m3 increases in mean temperature and absolute humidity on new daily COVID-19 infection.

LagPercent change in temperature (%)95% CIPercent change in absolute humidity (%)95% CI

°C g/m3

lag0–71.0240.721–2.8642.2181.057–3.946
lag0–140.8910.086–2.0042.8571.721–4.078
lag0–210.7830.014–2.1642.9361.654–4.709
lag0–281.4620.191–3.1703.8072.064–5.732

°C g/m3

lag0–72.3411.085–4.1400.6320.410–1.364
lag0–142.6041.326–5.6470.4790.173–1.042
lag0–212.9161.017–5.2640.3080.118–0.501
lag0–283.2101.372–7.9760.1080.084–0.401

; CI is confidence interval for the change in parameters.