One in 20 UK patients have Covid symptoms a year after infection

One in 20 people still have Covid-19 symptoms a year after infection, according to the largest UK study looking at the “lasting impacts” of the virus.

The analysis by Imperial College London involved 276,000 members of the public who were regularly tested for the coronavirus during the pandemic as part of the React surveillance study.

In total, 59 per cent of these participants tested positive for the virus between 2020 and last year, and were asked to report their symptoms and any long-term effects.

Although most people recovered from Covid-19 within two weeks, one in 13 reported symptoms three months later, meeting the threshold for “long Covid”.

One in 20 patients had symptoms a year after infection, with mild fatigue, difficulty concentrating and joint pain