But a doctor in York said the science behind long Covid is "very difficult and unclear" and the data relating to it could be "unreliable".
TENS of thousands of people in York and North Yorkshire could be suffering from long Covid, new estimates suggest.
But a doctor in York said the science behind long Covid is "very difficult and unclear" and the data relating to it could be "unreliable".
The NHS GP Patient Survey found 5.2 per cent of 20,791 respondents in North Yorkshire and the Humber said they were still experiencing symptoms more than 12 weeks after first having Covid-19 – up from 4.3 per cent reported in 2022.
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