There’s no way to know for sure whether it was the longest-lasting Covid infection because not everyone gets tested, especially on a regular basis like this case. Persistent Covid is rare and different from long Covid. “In long Covid, it’s generally assumed the virus has been cleared from your body but the symptoms persist,” Snell said. Two cleared the infection without treatment, two cleared it after treatment and one still has Covid-19. At the last followup this year, that patient’s infection had lasted 412 days.

Source: The Times April 23, 2022 08:21 UTC