Italian study: 66.6% of children of had at least one persisting coronavirus symptom between 60 & 120 days after infection (13 had one or two symptoms, 7 had three or more)

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Twenty out of 30 children assessed between 60 and 120 days after initial COVID-19 had at least one persisting symptom.

13 had one or two symptoms, 7 had three or more.

35 of 68 children had at least one symptom 120 days or more after diagnosis, 21 had one or two symptoms, 14 had three or more. 29 out of the 68 children assessed >120 days days from diagnosis were still distressed by these symptoms.

Wiley.com: Preliminary Evidence on Long Covid in children

 

 

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** This post was originally published on April 12, 2021 **