ol, but it will help! Some news outlets report that summer won&#39;t do anything to COVID-19. They&#39;re half right: summer won&#39;t get R &lt; 1, but it <em>will</em> reduce R.</p>

	<p>For COVID-19, every extra 1¬∞ Celsius (1.8¬∞ Fahrenheit) makes R drop by 1.2%.<sup id="fnref37"><a href="#fn37" rel="footnote">37</a></sup> The summer-winter difference in New York City is 26¬∞C (47¬∞F),<sup id="fnref38"><a href="#fn38" rel="footnote">38</a></sup> so summer will make R drop by ~31%.</p>

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