Coronavirus: Another Long Term Symptoms Study

As time goes on, more and more studies are coming out about long term symptoms due to COVID-19. One such study is from Fair Health, a non-profit organization, that the New York Times via Yahoo (Jun 15) reported on:

The study, tracking the health insurance records of nearly 2 million people in the United States who contracted the coronavirus last year, found that one month or more after their infection, almost one-quarter — 23% — of them sought medical treatment for new conditions.

. . . Post-COVID health problems were common even among people who had not gotten sick from the virus at all, the study found. While nearly half of patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced subsequent medical issues, so did 27% of people who had mild or moderate symptoms and 19% of people who said they were asymptomatic.

The most common symptom was pain and breathing difficulties. Many also had malaise and fatigue. All age groups were impacted.

Now 23% is a high figure, but in one way you could view this as good news. Back in June 2020 a report came out that estimated a much higher estimate. DutchNews.Nl (Jun 12, 2020) reported that some 95% of 1,600 respondents stated that they had trouble with normal day to day activities three months after infection. The 27% does appear to align with a Lancet Psychiatry study that estimated that 33.62% of COVID-19 patients had neurological or psychiatric issues.