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Most people with long COVID have trouble performing daily tasks, the CDC says.

That's four of five adults with ongoing symptoms lasting at least three months, the CDC says.

And another 25 percent say their limitations are significant.

The report was published Wednesday by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.

Some people who get COVID-19 have lingering symptoms for weeks or months after they begin to recover—15 percent of adults, the CDC data show. Experts don't know why some people get long COVID. Common symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, brain fog, sleep issues, and joint pain.

Among long COVID patients, those who had the most trouble performing daily tasks were 86.3 percent of adults age 18 to 29, while the lowest difficulty was reported by 76.1 percent of adults between ages 40 to 49. Head over to Medscape to read the full story.