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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

About 2m people have long Covid in England and Scotland, figures show

An older woman sitting at a table in her home looking  depressed
Prevalence was highest among those aged 45 to 64, women, people not working or looking for work, and those in the north-west of England. Photograph: Tero Vesalainen/Alamy

About 2 million people in England and Scotland say they are experiencing long Covid, figures reveal, with many reporting their symptoms have lasted two years or longer.

The findings were released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and cover the period from November 2023 to March 2024, revealing of those who reported having long Covid, about 1.5 million people – about three-quarters– felt their day-to-day activities were affected, while 381,000 people – about a fifth – said their ability to undertake such activities had been “limited a lot”.

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