Coronavirus appears to be more fatal in men than women

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In Italy, which is the second hardest hit country behind China, men make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases of the virus and more than 70 percent of those who have died, according to the country’s main public health research agency.

More than 41,000 infections have been confirmed in Italy, with more than 3,400 deaths.

Similar reports have come out of China, where the virus is believed to have originated. Data from China’s Center for Disease Control (CCDC) showed nearly 64 percent of deaths in tens of thousands of cases were male, compared to 36 percent that were female. Meanwhile, in South Korea where 61 percent of confirmed infections have been in women, 54 percent of fatalities were made up of men, according to The Washington Post.

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