Still, “There are people severely sick from COVID-19,” Heather Harmon-Sloan, the COVID-19 unit lead for the Virginia Department of Health, told me this week. Long COVID means someone is still sick at least two months after getting COVID-19. Participants must live in the following state health districts: Roanoke city and Alleghany, Central Virginia, Cumberland Plateau, LENOWISCO, Mount Rogers, New River, Pittsylvania-Danville, Southside or West Piedmont. “And identify opportunities to improve long COVID resources.”Symptoms can include trouble breathing, coughing and feeling weak and tired. The CDC says one in nine adults in the country who have had COVID-19 continue to suffer from long COVID.

Source: Washington Post July 18, 2024 15:39 UTC