According survey conducted on 536 people and published in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicinemore than half of patients suffering from long covid, are faced with damage to their vital organs.

Even those who they had no severe symptoms during their illness they report serious problems, such as difficulty breathing, mental impairment etc.

More specifically, according to the research results, the 59% of patients with long covid showed problem in any of his vital organswhile the 29% present multi-organ problem.

Nevertheless, within 6 to 12 months after the initial diagnosis, a percentage of patients saw their symptoms subside:

  • Extreme Shortness of Breath: Reduced from 39% to 30%
  • Mental Impairment: Decreased from 48% to 38%
  • Poor health affecting quality of life: Decrease from 57% to 45%

It is noted that just the 13% of those who participated in the study was hospitalized when he was first diagnosed with Covid.

THE Amitava Banerjeeprofessor of Clinical Data Scienceemphasized that “great concern” the effects of long Covid on patients’ quality of life, especially among healthcare workers.

“Many healthcare workers in our survey were disease-free, yet 19 of 172 healthcare workers still had symptoms and were off work for an average of 180 days.” he notes himself.