Research Article

Effect of Weather on COVID-19 Transmission and Mortality in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 1

Summary of COVID-19 pandemic and meteorological factors in Lagos, Nigeria (9th March to 12th May 2020).

VariablesDaily measures
Mean ± SDMinP25P50P75Max

Incidence (new cases)30.85 ± 39.790.003.0012.0051.00183.00
Cumulative incidence453.82 ± 571.422.0030.50166.00763.002006
Mortality0.52 ± 0.950.000.000.001.004.00
Cumulative mortality10.49 ± 12.230.000.003.0019.0034.00
Minimum temperature (°C)26.00 ± 1.6620.0025.0026.0027.0028.00
Maximum temperature (°C)33.38 ± 1.4329.0033.0034.0034.0035.00
Minimum humidity (%)67.42 ± 4.9059.0064.0066.0070.5083.00
Maximum humidity (%)91.14 ± 2.8085.0089.0091.0093.0097.00
Average temperature (°C)29.71 ± 1.3325.5029.0030.0030.5031.50
Average humidity (%)81.04 ± 2.9274.7579.7580.7582.3890.50
1 wk adjusted average temperature (°C)29.84 ± 1.3325.529.0030.0030.7531.50
1 wk adjusted average humidity (%)80.89 ± 2.7774.7579.6381.0082.6389.25
2 wk adjusted average temperature (°C)30.09 ± 1.3125.5029.5030.5031.0032.00
2 wk adjusted average humidity (%)80.73 ± 2.7274.7579.5081.0082.2589.25