STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - DECEMBER 22: Maria Romero, a so-called "long hauler" with continued COVID-19 symptoms weeps after receiving free groceries on December 22, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Romero said she was originally sick with COVID-19 in Apr A study done by the Veteran Health Administration found long-lasting symptoms and an increased risk of death after six months in about 8-10% of COVID-19 patients that participated.
The study also revealed that the risk of developing long-lasting symptoms was still there for people who were infected with COVID-19 but did not require hospitalization.The study observed 73,435 patients in the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) who survived the first 30 days after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but.