80% Of People Hospitalized With Coronavirus Still Had Symptoms Two Months Later, Says New Study - Forbes

Even after recovering from Covid-19, almost 80% of people reported at least on symptom 2 months ...

A new study looking at people discharged from hospital after treatment for Covid-19 has found that 4 in 5 of them were still reporting symptoms even 2 months later.

At the time of the assessment, none of the patients reported fever, or any symptoms of acute Covid-19 but over half reported fatigue and 43% reported shortness of breath.

Only 13% of patients were free of any Covid-19-related symptoms after 2 months, whereas over half of people reported three or more symptoms.

Of note, the study only looked at people who had been hospitalized with Covid-19, so the findings may not reflect people who have had less-severe Covid-19, not requiring hospitalization.

Additionally, almost three quarters of the patients experienced signs of interstitial pneumonia when in hospital and it is not unusual for people to experience symptoms for several months following severe pneumonia, even if it is not caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus.