Cusco altitude = 11,152 feet
COVID-19 cases per million inhabitants in the provinces of Peru
Map of Peru
Propagation by COVID-19 at high altitude: Cusco case - May 2020
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Many of the COVID-19 infections are in tourists (who have not gotten lots of UVB), not locals
"....Cusco, 6.7 % of men are obese, compared to Lima, where 24.4 % are.""
Note - The highest altitude state in the US (with the most UVB) also has the lowest obesity
Hypothesis: Colorado has the best UV (and thus best health) in the US has the following chart
Vitamin D Life Items in both categories UV and Virus:
- More UVB, less Coronavirus – including SARS-CoV-2 – Aug 2020
- Less COVID-19 at high altitude due to more Vitamin D or other possible reasons – July 2020
- Far fewer COVID-19 deaths in the summer (Europe, Canada)
- High-altitude Cusco, Peru has far lower rate of COVID-19 than others (high UVB and Vitamin D) - June 2020
- Influenza Virus aerosols killed by 10 minutes of sunlight (far faster if use UV-C) – Nov 2019
- Influenza Virus aerosols killed by 10 minutes of sunlight (faster if use UVB, UVCC– Nov 2019
- Ultraviolet light kills cold and flu viruses, and generates Vitamin D in the skin
Related studies from the web
- https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.03.20167262 |Cities at high altitude (Peru) have far less COVID-19 infection] Aug 14, preprint FREE PDF
- Increased UVB and Vitamin D at high altitude are not even mentioned as possible mechanisms
- The advantages of ultraviolet radiation in controlling the coronavirus at high-altitude - Bolivia Aug 2020
- High altitude reduces infection rate of COVID-19 but not case-fatality rate - Oct 2020 FREE PDF
- Altitude as a protective factor from COVID-19 - preprint Aug 5 FREE PDF
- Lower Incidence of COVID-19 at High Altitude: Facts and Confounders - July 21, 2020 FREE PDF