Covid-19 in Poland: women suffer more as more men die, say experts

In the structure of deaths from the coronavirus disease in Poland, men constitute 57.9 percent of cases and women 42.1 percent, show results of a study published by Poland’s Chief Sanitary Inspectorate (GIS). Women (55.2 percent) suffer more often from Covid-19 in Poland than men (44.8 percent), according to the data published on April 15.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. As of April 15, it has infected over 2 million people globally and killed over 129,000. However, over 492,000 have recovered. In Poland, the disease has killed at least 268 and infected over 7,400, while 668 have recovered.

According to GIS data published on Twitter, a social networking site, the average age of a person deceased due to Covid-19 in Poland is 72.9. The youngest deceased was 32 years old, the oldest was 98.

On April 13, GIS reported that the incidence in Poland of Covid-19 per 100,000 is 17.4. The highest rates are recorded in the following regions: Mazowieckie (30.7), Lower Silesia (24.0) and Łódzkie (21.5).

(PAP)