Weather and Covid-19 outbreak correlation in Dhaka District, Bangladesh

Abstract

The goal of this research is to examine the connection in Dhaka District, Bangladesh, between the weather and the covid-19 outbreak. This research devoted a secondary data comprehensive review of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department's surveillance data for covid-19. The weather components include the average temperature (°C), Humidity (%). For data interpretation, a Spearman-rank correlation test was used. Among the weather elements, the average temperature (°C) (r = 0.741; p < .01), and humidity (r = 0.993; p < .01)was significantly associated with the pandemic of covid-19. In Dhaka District, Bangladesh, the result needs to be introduced for reducing the mortality risk of covid-19. Temperature and Humidity are essential parameters in Dhaka District for increasing COVID-19 transmission. This study shows there are 37,080 confirmed cases of Covid-19 patients in the Dhaka district. There is a significant relationship between Covid-19 outbreaks and weather. The major factors affecting infectious diseases such as extreme acute respiretory syndrome (SARS) and COVID-19 are weather and climate factors.