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Risk of death from COVID-19 lessens, but infection still can cause issues 3 years later

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New findings on long COVID by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care system reveal that COVID-19 patients who were hospitalized within the first 30 days after infection face a 29% higher risk of death in the third year post-infection compared with people who have not had the virus. However, the three-year death risk marks a significant decline compared with such risk at previous time points post-infection. The study also shows that even people with mild COVID-19 still experienced new health problems related to the infection three years later. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year compared with those not infected