Fairer sex more likely to succumb to swine flu virus
Syed Intishab Ali | TNN | Updated: Mar 12, 2018, 11:04 IST
JAIPUR: Chances of death due to swine flu is higher among females comparing it to their male counterparts. According to the health department report, the mortality rate of swine flu among females is 11 per cent, but it is just 7 per cent among males.
In the first 50 days of 2018, there were 986 persons who were tested positive for swine flu. Among 986, there were 547 males and females were 439. But, more females died in comparison to males. There were 88 deaths till February 20, out of those 48 were women and 40 were males.
The highest number of deaths among females due to swine flu was reported in the age group of 26 years to 50 years. In the age group, 22 females had died and 16 males died.
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