Longest Covid infection lasted more than 16 months, tests show

Longest Covid infection lasted more than 16 months, tests show UK doctors believe they have documented the longest Covid infection on record - a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days, in total.

The unnamed individual had other underlying medical conditions and died in hospital in 2021. BBC News

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