Environmental Analysis of the COVID-19 Climate

Elsa Yuniarti (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Linda Rosalina (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Vauzia Vauzia (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Erna Juita (Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat)
Syovia Amimi (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Sari Ramadhani (Universitas Negeri Padang)

Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA (JPPIPA)
Vol 9 No 3 (2023): March

The most-high matter of COVID-19 in West Sumatera Province was found in Padang City. Some researchers argue that the environment greatly influences contagion of COVID-19. This research aims to anatomize the COVID-19 climate environment in Padang City in the period March 16th 2020 – May 20th 2022. The study used secondary data in the form of COVID-19 surveillance data, namely the number of patients who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 from the Padang City Health Office and the climate from the Meteorology and Climatology Agency of Padang City. Weather elements include maximum temperature (°C), minimum temperature (°C), average temperature (°C), humadity (%), and rainfall (mm). Data analysis used pearson correlation. The result of the study indicated that minimum temperature and rainfall had a significant relationship to positive matters of COVID-19 in Padang City which were marked with p-values of 0.004 and 0.