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More on the Seasonality Question

Per Derek Thompson, JPMorgan notes that 95 percent of reported COVID-19 infections have occurred between the latitudinal coordinates 22.5°N and 57.5°N and that 90 percent of infections have occurred in regions with temperatures ranging from 23° to 59° Fahrenheit. The below graph plots the rate of infection by latitude against the world population by latitude.

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