Table 2 The result of single linear regression between traffic in 2020 and newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. β β t-value p (a) National −52 176.0 −4.17 <0.001*** (b) Seoul −3 025.6 −0.72 0.474 (c) Incheon 43 146.0 1.94 0.056 (d) Gyeonggi −19 180.0 −0.30 0.766 (e) Busan −17 895.0 −3.68 <0.001*** (f) Daegu −1 778.5 −5.58 <0.001*** (g) Gwangju −39 368.0 −2.9 0.005** (h) Daejeon −71 490.0 −1.66 0.100 (i) Ulsan −77 689.0 −3.03 0.003** (j) Sejong −806.5 −1.84 0.069 (k) Chungbuk −637 223.0 −3.23 0.002** (l) Chungnam −62 733.0 −1.96 0.053 (m) Jeonbuk −322 490.0 −1.03 0.308 (n) Jeonnam −217 346.0 −1.15 0.255 (o) Gyeongbuk −49 467.0 −5.05 <0.001*** (p) Gyeongnam −230 313.0 −2.81 0.006** *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.