Long-COVID Found in Younger Recovered Patients

A non-peer-reviewed prospective Coverscan study examined the impact of long COVID (persistent symptoms 3-months post-infection) across multiple organs in low-risk people who are relatively young and had no major underlying health problems.

Published on October 16, 2020, this study found 'in a young, low-risk population with ongoing symptoms, almost 70% of 67 individuals have impairment in one or more organs 4-months after initial symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

The most commonly reported ongoing symptoms—regardless of hospitalization status—were fatigue (98%), muscle ache (88%), shortness of breath (87%), and headache (83%). There was evidence of mild organ impairment in the heart (32%), lungs (33%), kidneys (12%), liver (10%), pancreas (17%), and spleen (6%).

“Causality of the relationship between organ impairment and infection cannot be deduced, but may be addressed by longitudinal follow-up of individuals with organ impairment,” the study authors stated.