Of those hospitalized for COVID-19, only 29% make a full recovery within a year, and the rest suffer from long-term sequelae called 'long Covid', a study found, British daily The Times and AFP news etc reported.
According to a report by the National Health Service (NHS) published in the British medical journal 'The Lancet', only 26% of people hospitalized for COVID-19 made a full recovery after five months.
Even if the period was extended to one year, the number of those who said they fully recovered was only a slight increase at 28.9%.
The remaining 70% were estimated to suffer from long-term sequelae due to COVID-19 for a year to pass.
By gender, women were 33% less likely to recover completely than men, obese people were half as likely to recover completely, and those who had a ventilator were 58% less likely than those who were not. I did.
The most common aftereffects of COVID-19 include fatigue, muscle pain, weakness, lack of sleep, and shortness of breath.
Dr Christopher Breitling, a specialist in respiratory medicine at the University of Leicester, UK, who participated in the study, warned that "without effective treatment, the corona sequelae will become a very widespread new organ disease."
The study was conducted by evaluating the recovery of 807 people who were hospitalized and discharged from COVID-19 at 39 UK hospitals between March 2020 and April 2021.