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The objective of the present work was to analyze the association between UVI, other relevant environmental factors such as temperature and humidity, and the incidence, severity, and mortality of COVID-19 at different latitudes in Spain. Methods: An observational prospective study was conducted, recording the numbers of new cases, hospitalizations, patients in critical units, mortality rates, and annual variations related to UVI, temperature, and humidity in five different provinces of Spain from January 2020 to February 2021. Results: Statistically significant inverse correlations (Spearman coefficients) were observed between UVI, temperature, annual changes, and the incidence of COVID-19 cases at almost all latitudes. Conclusion: Higher ultraviolet radiation levels and mean temperatures could contribute to reducing COVID-19 incidence, hospitalizations, and mortality.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20031973","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,23]],"date-time":"2023-01-23T02:01:02Z","timestamp":1674439262000},"page":"1973","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Correlation between UV Index, Temperature and Humidity with Respect to Incidence and Severity of COVID 19 in Spain"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Juan Blas","family":"P\u00e9rez-Gilaberte","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Internal Medicine, Miguel Servet University Hospital, IIS Aragon, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natalia","family":"Mart\u00edn-Iranzo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical School, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1911-111X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Aguilera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Photobiological Dermatology Laboratory Medical Research Center, Department of Dermatology and Medicine, School of Medicine, Campus Universitario de Teatinos S\/N, 29071 M\u00e1laga, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4350-401X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel","family":"Almenara-Blasco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, IIS Aragon, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5863-495X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda Victoria","family":"de G\u00e1lvez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Photobiological Dermatology Laboratory Medical Research Center, Department of Dermatology and Medicine, School of Medicine, Campus Universitario de Teatinos S\/N, 29071 M\u00e1laga, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8034-3617","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yolanda","family":"Gilaberte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, IIS Aragon, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1199","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJMoa2001316","article-title":"Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus\u2013Infected Pneumonia","volume":"382","author":"Li","year":"2020","journal-title":"N. 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