Spatial-Temporal Relationship Between Population Mobility and COVID-19 Outbreaks in South Carolina: Time Series Forecasting Analysis

Chengbo Zeng   ^{1, 2, 3} , MS ;   Jiajia Zhang   ^{1, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Zhenlong Li   ^{1, 3, 5} , PhD ;   Xiaowen Sun   ^{1, 3, 4} , MS ;   Bankole Olatosi   ^{1, 3, 6} , PhD ;   Sharon Weissman   ^{1, 3, 7} , MD ;   Xiaoming Li   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD

¹ South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

² Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

³ Big Data Health Science Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁵ Geoinformation and Big Data Research Lab, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁶ Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

⁷ School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States