Long COVID Diagnoses Vary Throughout the US: Study

The study also noted that older people, women, and Hispanics, and others were more at risk of developing the condition.

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The diagnosis of long COVID varies throughout the nation, indicating the rate of the disorder varies by region, a study of U.S. veterans shows.

In some areas, including Florida, less than 4 percent of veterans who had COVID ended up with long COVID, while in parts of Texas, nearly 1 in 4 ended up with it.