Researchers have uncovered another complication that affects 60% of people with long COVID

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Nearly 60% of patients with long COVID had organ impairment a year after catching the sometimes deadly disease, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 

London-based researchers examined 536 long COVID patients, only 13% of whom were initially hospitalized with COVID. The majority—62%—were diagnosed with organ impairment six months after having COVID. The vast majority—nearly 60% of all long COVID patients studied—continued to experience organ impairment a year later. What’s more, more than a quarter saw impairment of two organs or more.