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‘Long Covid’: These factors may reveal whether you’ll suffer long term – Health24

Using data from the Covid Symptom Study app, researchers have identified which patients are more likely to have a long-term case of Covid-19.

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  • An analysis of Covid-19 patient data may predict who is likely to experience long-lasting illness.
  • The study was based on the responses of more than 4 000 people.
  • Symptoms, age, sex, and BMI were shown to be strong predictors of long Covid.

One in 20 people infected with Covid-19 is estimated to remain sick for at least eight weeks, a new study suggests.
Known by the unofficial medical term “long Covid” (also known as “long haul”), it involves cases in which patients suffer from symptoms of the illness…

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