The Covid-19 data, recorded in the last few days, indicate a noticeable difference between positive cases among women and men. On September 15, 202 males had tested positive, as compared to 145 women. On September 18, the difference was stark with 172 men being diagnosed with the disease and 88 women contracting the same. According to the latest data from Chandigarh, out of the total cases reported, as many as 6,048 men have tested positive for novel coronavirus and 4,156 women have been diagnosed with the disease. Till now, 74 men have succumbed to the Covid-19 infection and 46 women have died due to the infection. As per a sex-disaggregated case data (August, 2020) of select countries...
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