CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) Its something thats been studied since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic: how the virus spreads inwarm, humid weather comparedto cold, dry conditions. There was a hope cases in the summer would plummet as the virus itself transmits more easily in cold and dry conditions,but cases continued to increase.

Now, a University of Texas at Austin study confirms that its human behavior, rather than the weather, thats overwhelmingly affecting the spread of COVID-19.

They studied counties, states, countries, and world regions.

At the county scale, the weathers relative importance was less than 3 percent.

This is in contrast to the top contributing factors to COVID-19 growth: taking trips and spending time away from home, as well as population and urban density.

Relative importance of COVID-19 growth:

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