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Most 'long COVID' patients were not initially hospitalized with the infection, study finds
post-coronavirus health condition known as "long COVID" were not sick enough to be hospitalized when they were initially infected, according to a study released Wednesday. More than two years into the pandemic, the lingering symptoms of COVID-19 that many patients experience have come under the microscope. The study released Wednesday, which was conducted by the non-profit FAIR Health and has not been peer-reviewed, analyzed more than 78,000 people who were diagnosed with long COVID between October 2021 and January 2022. A sign for Covid-19 Testing is seen at the entrance to a shopping center. (Credit: Rooney Quinn/Getty Images) About three-quarters, 75.8%, of long COVID patients were not previously hospitalized with the disease. While the elderly are most vulnerable to serious complications from COVID-19, people between the ages of 36 and 50 were most susceptible to developing long COVID. Women made up about 60% of long COVID patients, even though females are less likely to die from COVID-19 than men.