Post-sequelae symptoms and comorbidities after COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: The frequency, severity, and forms of symptoms months after coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) are poorly understood, especially in community settings. To better understand and characterize symptoms months after community-based COVID-19, a retrospective cohort analysis was conducted. Three hundred and twenty-eight consecutive persons with a positive test for SARS-CoV-2 in the Johns Hopkins Health System, Maryland, March-May 2020, were selected for the study. Symptom occurrence and severity were measured through questionnaires. Of 328 persons evaluated, a median of 242 days (109-478 days) from the initial positive SARS-CoV-2 test, 33.2% reported not being fully recovered and 4.9% reported symptoms that constrained daily activities. Compared to those who reported being fully recovered, those with p

SUBMITTER: Duggal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8958980 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature