As of Wednesday, the U.S. had more than 1.2 million cases of the novel coronavirus and more than 71,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by it.
In at least 18 states, women account for a higher percentage of cases of a new coronavirus than men, but men make up a greater percentage of the fatalities, aStates have begun to collect and publish information about who has contracted COVID-19, but the data is not presented in a uniform way.review found that 28 states made data available for cases and death by sex and 37 published age information for cases and deaths.
It is not clear why more women appear to account for a larger percentage of coronavirus cases, but authorities have said it is possibly because they're getting tested more. During an April 9 White House briefing, Dr. Deborah Birx noted that 56 percent of people in the country who were tested were female, but a smaller percentage of women were testing positive at the time than men.
However, without knowing the other characteristics of the men and women who are contracting and dying of the virus it's hard to know the definitive"why" behind the data. But, one day we should be able to draw those conclusions and it will be"interesting to see," according to Racaniello. As of Wednesday, more than 1.2 million people in America were confirmed to have a new coronavirus and 71,526 people died, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. An estimated 189,791 people in America have been deemed recovered.
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