‘Long COVID’ turning lethal
The death of at least 3,544 people in the United States during the first 30 months of the COVID-19 epidemic also confirms how dangerous long-term COVID is.
KATHMANDU: Prolonged COVID causes chronic symptoms in some people, which can be fatal.
The death of at least 3,544 people in the United States during the first 30 months of the COVID-19 epidemic also confirms how dangerous long-term COVID is. A recent study confirmed this.
This report is an official effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics to calculate the long-term number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States.
According to some experts, this finding is most likely an underestimation. According to the CDC, 30% of people with COVID-19 have it for a long time.
The study looked at deaths from Jan 2020 to June 2022. It was difficult to conduct research because, unlike diseases such as cancer or diabetes, the United States did not have a specific disease code to track long-term COVID during that time period.
