2 ms·
On the other hand, the "three quarters" is probably not the number that matters, since the vast majority of Covid-19 cases are not hospitalized. Looking at CDC
by PeterisP 6y ago
On the other hand, the "three quarters" is probably not the number that matters, since the vast majority of Covid-19 cases are not hospitalized. Looking at CDC data (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/burden.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/burd...) it seems that roughly 6% of Covid-infected people with symptomatic illness get hospitalized; so if three quarters of those will have long-lasting symptoms then it means that if you get Covid, then your likelihood of having long-lasting symptoms is something like 4.5%.
On the other hand, while that risk is not that widespread, that still will mean millions of affected people.