Meteorological factors correlate with transmission of 2019-nCoV: Proof of incidence of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hubei Province, China

Jianfeng Li; Linyuan Zhang; Zhihua Ren; Caihong Xing; Peihuan Qiao; Bing Chang

First, studies have shown that COVID-19 has a certain incubation period [average incubation period is 5.2 days, 95% CI: 4.1 ~ 7.0], but this estimation is based on 10 cases, more information support must be provided. The COVID-19 in Hubei province belongs to sudden acute infectious disease, and the pathogen has not yet been determined. The relevant information we have obtained does not have the presumed incubation period parameter (lag effect). Before January 17, Wuhan released the number of intermittent cases, but it was not a daily statistical result, which did not meet the requirements of the basic data collection designed by our research. At the same time, our collection range of cases started from January 17, covering 53 days. By March 10, the incidence of cases in Hubei province decreased. The collection date of cases has covered most of the basic process of occurrence and development in Hubei province. This content should be added to the analysis of relevant factors for further summarizing and analyzing the incidence of epidemic cases in Hubei province in order to make the research more accurate and scientific.