Thread by @ONS

An estimated 2.3 million people – 3.5% of the UK population – had self-reported long COVID as of 3 September 2022.

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Long COVID symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities of 1.6 million people – 72% of those with self-reported long COVID.

342,000 (15%) said their ability to undertake their day-to-day activities had been “limited a lot”.

The most common symptoms among those with self-reported long COVID were:

▪️ 69% had fatigue
▪️ 45% had difficulty concentrating
▪️ 42% had shortness of breath
▪️ 40% had muscle ache

Prevalence of long COVID was greatest in those who were:

▪️ aged 35 to 69 years
▪️ female
▪️ living in more deprived areas
▪️ working in social care
▪️ aged 16 years or over, not working and not looking for work
▪️ living with an activity-limiting health condition or disability

Of people with self-reported long COVID:

▪️ 16% first had #COVID19 less than 12 weeks previously
▪️ 80% at least 12 weeks previously
▪️ 46% at least one year previously
▪️ 22% at least two years previously

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