More than half of Covid-19 patients suffer persistent fatigue

More than half of Covid-19 patients suffer persistent fatigue

Although women represented just over half of the patients in the study, two-thirds of those with persistent fatigue (67%) were women.

More than half of patients who get coronavirus suffer persistent fatigue, regardless of the seriousness of their infection, an international survey led by a Trinity College scientist has found. 

The researchers found that even 10 weeks after recovering from Covid-19, people reported ongoing tiredness and exhaustion.

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