430,000 Britons have long Covid two years after infection, says ONS

430,000 Britons have long Covid two years after infection, says ONS An estimated 430,000 Britons were still suffering from long Covid two years after first contracting the virus, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.

One in every 32 people in the UK was estimated to have some form of long Covid at the end of July, equivalent to 2 million people. Of those, around 1.5 million said their symptoms were adversely affecting their daily activities, while 384,000 said their ability to undertake daily activities had been “limited a lot”. The Guardian

See also:

• Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK: 1 September 2022 Office for National Statistics 
• Long Covid: 11-year-old on Leeds long Covid clinic help BBC News
• Boris defends Covid lockdowns YET AGAIN: PM insists orders DID NOT plunge the NHS into chaos The Daily Mail
• Chengdu locks down 21 million people in fresh Covid outbreak The Guardian
• ‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show The Independent
• People with health conditions invited to come forward for Covid booster vaccine ITV News