A new study projects more than 2 million adults in England likely experienced persistent symptoms in the months following COVID-19 infection, or so-called long COVID. "Long COVID, describing the long-term sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection, remains a poorly defined syndrome. What’s more, the researchers found the risk of persistent symptoms was higher among women and increased with age. Low income was also tied to a higher proportion of long COVID cases, or 51% versus 28.7% for respondents with high income. "We have identified significant ongoing morbidity among people post COVID-19, with a substantial proportion experiencing persistent symptoms lasting 12 weeks or more.

Source: Fox News June 25, 2021 20:15 UTC