Nearly 1 in 5 adults who had Covid have lingering symptoms: US study

Nearly 1 in 5 American adults who reported having COVID-19 in the past are still having symptoms of long Covid, according to survey data collected in the first two weeks of June, UShealth officials said on Wednesday.

Overall, 1 in 13 adults in the United States have long Covid symptoms lasting for three months or more after first contracting the disease, and which they did not have before the infection, the data showed.

The data was collected from June 1-13 by the USCensus Bureau and analyzed by the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Long Covidsymptoms range from fatigue, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, cognitive difficulties, chronic pain, sensory abnormalities and muscle weakness. They can be debilitating and last for weeks or months after recovery from the initial infection.

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The CDC analysis also found that younger adults were more likely to have persistent symptoms than older adults.

Women were also more likely to have long Covidthan men, according to the study, with 9.4 per centof USadult women reporting long Covidsymptoms compared to 5.5 per centof men.

The survey found nearly 9 per cent of Hispanic adults have long Covid, higher than non-Hispanic white and Black adults, and more than twice the percentage of non-Hispanic Asian adults.

There were also differences based on US states, with Kentucky and Alabama reporting the highest percentage of adults with long Covidsymptoms, while Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia reported the lowest, according to the survey.

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