By Canadian Press

1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

Dec 8, 2023 | 8:30 AM

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. 

The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. 

Symptoms are defined as long-term if they persist for three months or longer after a COVID-19 infection and they can’t be explained by anything else. 

Almost 80 per cent of people with long-term symptoms have them for six months or more. 

StatCan says more than half of those who ever had long-term symptoms still had them as of June 2023. 

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Two-thirds of Canadian adults who have tried to get health-care services for their long-term symptoms say they haven’t received enough treatment or support. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2023.

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