Statistics Canada: Long-term symptoms in Canadian adults who tested positive for COVID-19 or suspected an infection

COVID-19 has had a varied impact on those who have contracted it. While most infected people have had mild symptoms, others have had more severe cases, some even requiring hospitalization, and others ultimately dying from the disease. Among those who have recovered from their initial infections, lingering symptoms such as tiredness, fatigue, brain fog and cough/shortness of breath have been reported months beyond the original infection. Today, in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Statistics Canada is releasing the first nationally representative insights on Canadians who experienced long-term symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 or suspecting a prior COVID-19 infection.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221017/dq221017b-eng.htm

 

"Long awaited StatsCan survey-based data on Long COVID
• 1.4 million Canadians with symptoms extending 3 months
• Most common symptom fatigue, breathlessness and ‘brian fog’ among ~1/3 of all people with long COVID "

"• This condition will have major and likely long lasting impact on family life, work and school, and the health system.
• Canada needs a plan that matches the scope of problem.
• See the Science Table brief on Long COVID for more details:"

"*brain fog not ‘Brian’"

 

Good to see this long-awaited survey. Perhaps learning that counting the persons affected is a good idea.

Seriously paying attention to, and respectfully considering and counting pwME took decades in Canada.