STATISTICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS ON COVID-19 MORBIDITY OF POPULATION IN THE VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT

Abstract

The article assesses the correlation between meteorological factors (air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative air humidity, wind speed, cloudiness) presented in the form of generalized bioclimatic indices (effective temperature, equivalent effective temperature, pathogenicity index) and the incidence of COVID-19 in the population during the period 2020-2021 on the territory of the Volga Federal District (VFD). Separately, the processes in the subjects of the Volga Federal District and in the whole district are considered. A negative correlation was found between the parameters under consideration, which indicates an increase in the epidemic in the cold period and a weakening in the warm period. The closest relationship is established between the parameters after 15 days (the time of the incubation period). The results generalized for the entire district are more reliable than for individual subjects.