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Health
James Rodger & Ketsuda Phoutinane & Elaine Blackburne

Covid warning to anyone with virus in past year amid fear of serious complications

Experts have warned people who had Covid in the last year are at risk of potentially life-threatening complications in the form of heart attack s or stroke s.

More evidence is beginning to emerge about health problems that arise after the virus. Although rare, a new study suggests sufferers who had mild or moderate Covid could have an increased risk of blood clots for at least a year after having the virus.

People with Covid were 21 times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke in the seven days after diagnosis, Birmingham Live reports. Researchers note the risk drops "quite quickly" but remains elevated for "some time".

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