Persistent Post COVID-19 Symptoms and Functional Status After 12-14 Weeks of Recovery, Tamil Nadu, India, 2021

    December 2021 in “ Journal of Infection ”
    Polani Rubeshkumar, Alby John, Manish Narnaware, M Jagadeesan, Fermi Vidya, Rajeshkumar Gurunathan, P. Ganeshkumar, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Prabhdeep Kaur
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    TLDR One in four people still had symptoms like weight loss, hair loss, and fatigue 12-14 weeks after recovering from COVID-19.
    The study conducted in Chennai, India, involved 1001 COVID-19 recovered patients and found that 25% of them reported at least one persistent symptom 12-14 weeks post-recovery. The most common symptoms were weight loss (40%), hair loss (29%), and fatigue (26%). Hospitalization due to severe infection and having at least one comorbidity were linked to these persistent symptoms. Specifically, severe infection led to significant limitations in daily activities post-recovery. Despite this, 87% of participants reported no functional limitations compared to their pre-COVID-19 state. However, 2% had reduced usual activities due to symptoms and anxiety, and 0.3% needed constant support for daily activities.
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