As many as a third of coronavirus patients who were never sick enough to be hospitalized are not back to their usual health up to 3 weeks after their diagnosis, new CDC report finds.
acknowledged Friday that a significant number of COVID-19 patients do not recover quickly, and instead experience ongoing symptoms, such as fatigue and cough.
As many as a third of patients who were never sick enough to be hospitalized are not back to their usual health up to three weeks after their diagnosis, the report found. "COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness even among persons with milder outpatient illness, including young adults," the report's authors wrote.— suffering from debilitating symptoms weeks and even months after their initial infection.
"This report is monumental for all of us who have been struggling with fear of the unknown, lack of recognition and many times, a lack of belief and proper care from medical professionals during our prolonged recovery from COVID-19," Kate Porter, who is on day 129 of her recovery, wrote in an email to NBC News.Sign Up
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