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Medicina (Buenos Aires)
versión impresa ISSN 0025-7680versión On-line ISSN 1669-9106
Resumen
CORRALES, Misael A.; SALAS, Liliana B.; RECCHIONI, Liliana y CORDOBA, Patricia A.. Cases of COVID-19 in relation to environmental parameters in five departments of Catamarca province, Argentina. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2024, vol.84, n.1, pp.96-101. ISSN 0025-7680.
Introduction
: The aim of the study was to investi gate the relationship between the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and the environmental parameters of temperature and humidity in five departments of the province of Catamarca, Argentina.
Methods
: The departments Capital, Andalgalá, Paclín, Ambato and Tinogasta, Catamarca, Argentina, were stud ied. Between April 2021 and April 2022 variables analyzed were: number of COVID-19 cases, temperature, and per centage of environmental humidity. The correlation of variables was analyzed by the coefficient of Spearman.
Results
: The temperature with the numbers of CO VID-19 cases show inverse correlation values that ranged between -0.56 and -0.34. The humidity percentages show a slightly positive relationship only for Capital and Andal galá, with values of 0.34 and 0.40 with the number of cases.
Conclusion
: The results showed a relationship be tween the number of positive cases of COVID-19 and the environmental parameters of temperature and humidity in five departments in the province of Catamarca.
Palabras clave : Environmental parameters; COVID-19; Catamarca.
