Read that men are more at risk for worse outcomes and death, independent of age, with COVID-19. While males and females have the same prevalence of COVID-19, male patients have a higher mortality rate.
Males are prone to get infected to disease, and this time with COVID-19. Due to presence of XX chromosome in females, they are resistant to some genetic disorders and diseases comparatively. Moreover, males don't maintain the norms properly, so they get attacked easily. There might be damages of central nervous system following COVID infection in both cases.
The susceptibility to infection could be a sex influenced phenomenon. Owing to hormonal balance, females should show less susceptibility to, and a high degree of immunity against Covid-19 compared to males.