Hospital fears as up to 336,451 Irish adults may have long Covid

Health experts accept there are up to 200 symptoms linked to long Covid. Picture: iStock

The number of long Covid patients in Ireland could be as high as 336,451 adults, with the Government warning that hospitals risk being overwhelmed as sufferers present with complex health conditions.

The estimate, by Independent TD Denis Naughten, is based on new data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) showing that 69% of the Irish population have had Covid and a large-scale Dutch study, published in The Lancet, which found one in eight Covid infections lead to long Covid.