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Meteorological factors and incidence of COVID-19 during the FIRST wave of the pandemic in Catalonia (Spain): A multi-county study Tobias, Aurelio Molina, Tomàs, 1963- Rodrigo Sánchez, Mario Saez, Marc Radiació solar Temperatura COVID-19 Solar radiation Temperature COVID-19 The transmission of coronaviruses can be affected by several factors, including the climate. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the urgent need for rapid responses to contain the pandemic, it is essential to understand the role that weather conditions on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We evaluate the influence of meteorological factors on the incidence of COVID-19 during the first wave of the epidemic in Catalonia. We conducted a geographical analysis at the county level to evaluate the association between mean temperature, absolute humidity, solar radiation, and the cumulative incidence of COVID-19. Next, we used a time-series design to assess the short-term effects of meteorological factors on the daily incidence of COVID-19. We found a geographical association between meteorological factors and the cumulative incidence of COVID-19, from the end of March to June 2020, and a lesser extent in the short-term on the daily incidence during the first wave of the epidemic in Spain. Our findings suggest that warm and wet climates may reduce the incidence of COVID-19 in Catalonia. However, policy makers must interpret with caution any COVID-19 risk predictions based on climate information alone. 2025-11-19T11:00:38Z 2025-11-19T11:00:38Z 2025-11-19T11:00:38Z 2025-11-06T18:28:03Z 2025-11-06T18:28:03Z 2021-03-29 2025-11-06T18:28:03Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/2445/224176 Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100239 One Health, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100239 cc-by-nc-nd (c) Tobias, A. et al., 2021 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Elsevier B.V. Articles publicats en revistes (Física Aplicada)