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Table 3 Correlation coefficient analysis between COVID-19 ATPR, and daily average of mean Particulate Matters (PM) and Ambient Temperature (AT). (‘+’ values are considered as positively significant and ‘-‘ values are positively significant, *p<0.05, **p<0.01)

From: Association between ambient air pollutants and meteorological factors with SARS-CoV-2 transmission and mortality in India: an exploratory study

Study Period

Variables

Lag

Bengaluru

Delhi

Hyderabad

Kolkata

Mumbai

K

S

K

S

K

S

K

S

K

S

Phase I

AT

No lag

-.373**

-.531**

.240**

.348**

.267**

.375**

-0.079

-0.123

0.165*

0.255*

Lag 7

-.343**

-.494**

.338**

.486**

0.031

0.033

-0.034

-0.045

-0.019

-0.0149

Lag 14

-.301**

-.440**

.263**

.385**

0.146*

0.213*

0.001

-0.008

-0.112

-0.1614

PM 2.5

No lag

-.308**

-.465**

0.057

0.081

-.198**

-.293**

-0.0369

-0.032

-.337**

-.476**

Lag 7

-.240**

-.343**

-0.055

-0.089

-.356**

-.515**

0.01979

0.045

-.259**

-.368**

Lag 14

-.185*

-.273*

0.049

0.086

-.345**

-.509**

-0.0128

-0.028

-.209**

-.289**

PM 10

No lag

-0.0262

-0.0582

0.073

0.104

-0.120

-0.1715

0.03128

0.045

-.237**

-.343**

Lag 7

-0.0544

-0.0777

0.012

0.014

-.294**

-.448**

0.04731

0.073

-.178*

-.259*

Lag 14

-.222**

-.321**

0.002

0.007

-.317**

-.481**

-0.1329

-0.197

-.249**

-.362**

Phase II

AT

No lag

0.086

0.121

-.370**

-.536**

-.257**

-.420**

0.117

0.165

-.169**

-.246**

Lag 7

0.083

0.117

-.278**

-.405**

-.255**

-.413**

0.068

0.102

-.160**

-.229**

Lag 14

0.098

0.142

-.222**

-.323**

-.259**

-.415**

0.065

0.108

-0.091

-0.149

PM 2.5

No lag

-.370**

-.489**

.367**

.528**

-.407**

-.591**

-0.058

-0.091

-.426**

-.607**

Lag 7

-.298**

-.399**

.351**

.529**

-.492**

-.694**

0.005

0.015

-.392**

-.558**

Lag 14

-.236**

-.324**

.326**

.492**

-.409**

-.605**

0.103

0.148

-.367**

-.533**

PM 10

No lag

-.250**

-.332**

.372**

.537**

-.398**

-.586**

-0.095

-0.148

-.409**

-.577**

Lag 7

-.155**

-.208*

.342**

.522**

-.476**

-.682**

-0.038

-0.049

-.398**

-.561**

Lag 14

-0.058

-0.075

.296**

.450**

-.378**

-.566**

0.073

0.096

-.378**

-.544**

Total period

AT

No lag

-.256**

-.384**

-0.021

-0.019

-0.069

-0.119

0.103

0.156

.213**

.338**

Lag 7

-.273**

-.407**

.088*

.146*

-.146**

-.227**

0.071

0.107

.133**

.205**

Lag 14

-.247**

-.379**

.164**

.256**

-.209**

-.332**

0.030

0.044

0.081

0.121

PM 2.5

No lag

-.217**

-.305**

.190**

.295**

-.279**

-.406**

-0.031

-0.034

-.376**

-.538**

Lag 7

-.100*

-.136*

.129**

.205**

-.380**

-.544**

0.045

0.076

-.386**

-.549**

Lag 14

-0.017

-0.015

.099*

.169*

-.352**

-.518**

0.092

0.137

-.384**

-.553**

PM 10

No lag

-.100*

-.139*

.218**

.332**

-.230**

-.339**

-0.024

-0.031

-.343**

-.496**

Lag 7

-0.053

-0.076

.157**

.251**

-.326**

-.476**

0.035

0.055

-.360**

-.519**

Lag 14

-0.037

-0.059

.104*

.175**

-.291**

-.437**

0.064

0.096

-.380**

-.548**