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Version 1.1 by Nico Steckhan on 2022/01/12 13:59

A recent publication found that an increase of 1 mg/m3 in the long-term average PM2.5 is associated with a statistically significant 11% (95% CI, 6 to 17%) increase in the county’s COVID-19 mortality rate.  

Wu, X., Nethery, R. C., Sabath, M. B., Braun, D., & Dominici, F. (2020). Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis. Science Advances, 6(45). 

Nor, N. S. M., Yip, C. W., Ibrahim, N., Jaafar, M. H., Rashid, Z. Z., Mustafa, N. et al. (2021). Particulate matter (PM2.5) as a potential SARS-CoV-2 carrier. Scientific Reports, 11(1).