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

Table 2

Spearman’s correlation test between meteorological factors and COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Nigeria.

	New cases	Cum. cases	Mort.	Cum. mort.	Min. temp. (°C)	Max. temp. (°C)	Avg. temp. (°C)	1 wk. adj. avg. temp (°C)	2 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C)	Min hum. (%)	Max. hum. (%)	Avg. hum. (%)	1 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%)	2 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%)
New cases	1
Cum. cases	0.887 (0.000)	1
Mortality	0.361 (0.003)	0.420 (0.000)	1
Cum. mortality	0.853 (0.000)	0.971 (0.000)	0.450 (0.000)	1
Min. temp. (°C)	−0.217 (0.082)	−0.302 (0.015)	−0.038 (0.764)	−0.255 (0.040)	1
Max. temp. (°C)	−0.356 (0.004)	−0.359 (0.003)	−0.049 (0.699)	−0.305 (0.013)	0.485 (0.000)	1
Avg. temp. (°C)	−0.327 (0.008)	−0.372 (0.002)	−0.030 (0.811)	−0.316 (0.010)	0.859 (0.000)	0.843 (0.000)	1
1 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C)	−0.357 (0.003)	−0.416 (0.001)	−0.240 (0.054)	−0.373 (0.002)	0.029 (0.818)	0.143 (0.257)	0.057 (0.649)	1
2 wk. adj. avg. temp. (°C)	−0.384 (0.002)	−0.460 (0.000)	−0.232 (0.062)	−0.453 (0.000)	−0.065 (0.604)	−0.042 (0.741)	−0.052 (0.681)	0.81 (0.519)	1
Min hum. (%)	0.157 (0.213)	0.147 (0.244)	−0.011 (0.933)	0.146 (0.247)	−0.241 (0.053)	−0.732 (0.000)	−0.577 (0.000)	−0.052 (0.680)	0.095 (0.449)	1
Max. hum. (%)	0.142 (0.258)	0.077 (0.540)	−0.116 (0.356)	0.045 (0.720)	−0.526 (0.000)	−0.244 (0.050)	−0.458 (0.000)	−0.143 (0.257)	0.124 (0.324)	0.103 (0.412)	1
Avg. hum. (%)	0.060 (0.637)	0.019 (0.881)	−0.211 (0.091)	−0.006 (0.962)	−0.378 (0.002)	−0.644 (0.000)	−0.597 (0.000)	−0.051 (0.687)	0.111 (0.377)	0.731 (0.000)	0.509 (0.000)	1
1 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%)	−0.014 (0.912)	−0.062 (0.625)	−0.001 (0.995)	−0.092 (0.465)	0.043 (0.735)	−0.041 (0.747)	0.022 (0.861)	−0.527 (0.000)	0.026 (0.838)	0.011 (0.931)	0.209 (0.094)	0.083 (0.510)	1
2 wk. adj. avg. hum. (%)	−0.126 (0.318)	−0.023 (0.858)	0.050 (0.691)	−0.040 (0.753)	0.070 (0.581)	0.024 (0.852)	0.035 (0.779)	0.041 (0.748)	−0.531 (0.000)	−0.087 (0.492)	−0.010 (0.935)	0.005 (0.971)	0.022 (0.861)	1

Cum. cases, cumulative cases; cum. mort., cumulative mortality; min. temp., minimum temperature; max. temp., maximum temperature; avg. temp., average temperature; 1 wk. adj. avg. temp., 1-week adjusted average temperature; 2 wk adj. avg. temp., 2-week adjusted average temperature; min. hum., minimum humidity; max. hum., maximum humidity; avg. hm., average humidity; 1 wk. adj. avg. hum., 1-week adjusted average humidity; 2 wk. adj. avg. hum., 2-week adjusted average humidity. Correlation values with asterisk show significant correlation at a probability level of 95%, . values are in brackets.