Persistent symptom¶ | Proportion of patients affected by symptom |
Common physical symptoms | |
Fatigue | 15 to 87% |
Dyspnea | 10 to 71% |
Chest discomfort | 12 to 44% |
Cough | 17 to 34% |
Anosmia | 10 to 13% |
Less common physical symptoms | |
Joint pain, headache, sicca syndrome, rhinitis, dysgeusia, poor appetite, dizziness, vertigo, myalgias, insomnia, hoarseness, alopecia, sweating, reduced libido, and diarrhea | <10% |
Psychologic and neurocognitive | |
Posttraumatic stress disorder | 7 to 24% |
Impaired memory | 18 to 21% |
Poor concentration | 16% |
Anxiety/depression | 22 to 23% |
Reduction in quality of life | >50% |
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
* These data are derived from an earlier period in the pandemic. These figures may change as longer-term data emerge. Time course for recovery varies depending on premorbid risk factors and illness severity, and symptoms may last as long as 3 years.
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