Analysis: Long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths --CDC

CDC says long Covid has contributed to thousands of U.S. deaths The agency’s report comes as Congress is considering whether to fund research and treatment. POLITICO

More than 3,500 Americans have died due, at least in part, to long Covid, according to new data from the CDC. The agency’s findings underscore the potential severity of a condition that continues to impact millions but is still poorly understood and — in some cases — dismissed entirely.

The new analysis, published early Wednesday by the CDC’s Center for National Health Statistics, found that 3,544 death certificates between January 2020 and June 2022 listed Covid-19 as a cause of death in addition to citing such terms as “chronic Covid” or “long haul Covid.”

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