Simple Summary – COVID-19 Fatalities, Latitude, Sunlight, and Vitamin D

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Link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32599103/

Vitamin D has been found to be important for the immune system and typically equator countries tend to have a higher dose due to their location. Looking at 88 countries and available data, they found there was a relationship between latitude and COVID-19 deaths consistent with previous literature. Populations at risk for low doses of Vitamin D are at higher risk of death from COVID-19.

TL;DR There is a correlation between latitude and COVID-19 deaths

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