CORELATION BETWEEN CLIMATE AND COVID-19 IN GORONTALO, INDONESIA

Abstract

Conditions of climatology vary according to the countries affected by the pandemic. Changes in weather are highly correlated with changes in pneumonia mortality rates. On July 18, 2022, the number of COVID-19 cases in Gorontalo reached 13,907. The purpose of this research is to study into the relationship between climate and the COVID-19 pandemic in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It used secondary data analysis of COVID-19 monitoring data from COVID-19 Handling Task Force and climate data from the Republic of Indonesia's Meteorological Department in Gorontalo. The components of climate include average of temperature (°C), humidity (%), rainfall (mm), wind speed (m/s), and sun exposure (hours)