Findings translate that 8 extras deaths per 1,000 patients over 6 months are caused by long term COVID-19 complications. They are not recorded as COVID deaths because they originally had mild symptoms.
Among the patients who wee hospitalized and died more than 30 days after were 29 excess deaths per 1,000 patients over 6 months.
More than 3,100 cases were reviewed for the study in Georgia and found nearly 70% with mild infections returned to the doctors 1 to 6 months after their initial diagnosis. 40$ of the 2,100 patients needed to see specialists for their illnesses pertaining to the heart, lungs, kidney and so much more.