There has been a slight drop in the numbers of long Covid sufferers, according to official data.
Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals around 962,000 people were experiencing self reported long Covid symptoms as of 6 June, down from 1.021m in early May.
Of those with self-reported long Covid, 856,000 (89.0%) first had (or suspected they had) Covid at least 12 weeks previously, and 385,000 (40.0%) first had (or suspected they had) Covid at least one year previously.
Symptoms adversely affected the day-to-day activities for 65.9% of those with self-reported long Covid, with 178,000 (18.5%) reporting that their ability to take on their day-to-day activities had been “limited a lot”.
Fatigue was the most common long Covid symptom reported (535,000 people), followed by shortness of breath (397,000), muscle ache (309,000), and difficulty concentrating (295,000).
Long Covid was most common among people aged between 35 to 69, among women living in deprived areas, among health and social care workers and those with other activity-limiting health conditions or disabilities.