cines have been developed, new variants con- tinue to emerge and challenge public health. A deeper understanding of the factors that affect COVID-19 infection and death rates is key to informing and shaping future public health efforts.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank the Department of Environmental Sciences at Al- Karkh University of Science for supporting our research team. No funding was received by the authors for this work.
Corresponding Author: Mohammed Kadhom, PhD, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Energy and Environmental Sciences, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq. Email: mohammedkadhom@gmail.com, kadhom@kus.edu.iq
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