
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection: StatCan
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Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection.
Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection.
The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians.
Symptoms are defined as long-term if they persist for three months or longer after a COVID-19 infection and they can't be explained by anything else.
Almost 80 per cent of people with long-term symptoms have them for six months or more.
StatCan says more than half of those who ever had long-term symptoms still had them as of June 2023.
Two-thirds of Canadian adults who have tried to get health-care services for their long-term symptoms say they haven't received enough treatment or support.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2023.

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