Study Finds 1 in 6 Covid-19 Patients Develop Long Covid, Double Federal Estimates
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Updated · STAT · May 28
Study Finds 1 in 6 Covid-19 Patients Develop Long Covid, Double Federal Estimates
6 articles · Updated · STAT · May 28
Nearly 458,000 Covid-19 patients treated at 58 hospitals were analyzed in a JAMA Network Open study that found about 1 in 6 later developed long Covid.
That rate is roughly twice federal health officials’ estimates, with researchers using an electronic-health-record algorithm to flag symptoms including heart problems, fatigue and chronic pain while excluding other likely diagnoses.
The findings suggest long Covid may be substantially more common than previously measured, potentially widening the gap between official estimates and the burden seen in hospital data.
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