Some of the most common symptoms of long COVID include fatigue, general pain, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, cognitive impairment and mental health symptoms. Researchers also found that 9% of people were unable to return to work after three months while another 53% of non-hospitalized patients still experienced symptoms three months after infection. That number decreased to 37% at 12 months post-infection. At three months post-infection, fatigue was the most common symptom (22%), followed by cognitive changes (16%), headaches (11%), dyspnea (9%) and chest heaviness or pain and tightness (8.5%). The WHO estimates that 10%-20% of people who have COVID will develop post-COVID conditions, which would mean that upwards of 388,000 Canadians have developed long COVID.
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June 20, 2022
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