id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-289272-bhq4t850 Rosario, Denes K.A. Relationship between COVID-19 and weather: Case study in a tropical country 2020-06-19 .txt text/plain 453 36 55 title: Relationship between COVID-19 and weather: Case study in a tropical country This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between weather factors (temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and rainfall) and COVID-19 infection in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Solar radiation showed a strong (-0.609, p < 0.01) negative correlation with the incidence of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Temperature (maximum and average) and wind speed showed negative correlation (p < 0.01). Therefore, in this studied tropical state, high solar radiation can be indicated as the main climatic factor that suppress the spread of COVID-19. The data on daily 88 cases of the COVID-19 showed non-normal distribution, so the relationship between weather 89 and COVID-19 incidence was studied using the Spearman rank correlation test. Between nine climatic factors studied, 117 five were significant (temperature maximum, minimum and average, radiation and wind speed). ./cache/cord-289272-bhq4t850.txt ./txt/cord-289272-bhq4t850.txt