More than 3,500 people have died from long COVID-19 in the United States, accounting for about .3% of all coronavirus deaths, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Confronting the pandemic's lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday is ordering a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the condition. More than 3,500 people have died from long COVID-19 in the United States, accounting for about .3% of all coronavirus deaths,While the tally is likely an undercount, health experts say it marks the first official report looking at long COVID mortality.
“Many people with long COVID are extremely disabled as a result of their illness,” he said. “I very much hope that these data are not being taken in any way to measure the severity of Long COVID.”Researchers analyzed COVID-19 death certificate data from January 2020 to June 2022, looking for long COVID key terms along with the official mortality code for a COVID-related death.
"I fully understand that we have to start somewhere in counting these numbers but I hope this isn't the start and end of the investigation of long COVID-related deaths," Putrino said."There's a whole number of ways that these numbers are not reflecting the truth and are only really scratching the surface.
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