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At the beginning of the pandemic, it was difficult to determine which factor or set of factors could be analyzed to determine where coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths could be expected to surge globally. This study, utilizing surrogate factors representing the hygiene hypothesis, sought to examine if correlations between the various factors existed.
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