CITYWIDE — 80% OF ADULT NEW YORKERS infected with COVID-19 had at least prolonged symptom lasting at least a month, according to a 2022 survey of affected patients released just this week, on Dec. 26. According to the results of the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene’s COVID-19 Experiences Survey in 2022, the most common symptoms were fatigue and decreased exercise tolerance. While post-acute symptoms may resolve within 12 weeks, many people will go on to develop Long COVID, an infection-associated chronic condition characterized by symptoms lasting three months or longer. One in three adults (33%) with at least one severe post-acute symptom after COVID-19 had probable depression, higher than those reporting only mild symptoms (6%) or no symptoms (2%).
Black and Latinx New Yorkers, women, transgender adults and those living in low-income neighborhoods were most likely to report severe symptoms, reflecting the disproportionate impact of the ongoing pandemic in these communities.
Some respondents reported many symptoms at different levels of severity, while others reported few symptoms, only mild symptoms, or none at all. Inequities in the prevalence and severity of post-acute symptoms after COVID-19 were observed across race/ethnicity, gender, and neighborhood poverty levels.
