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Most commonly reported symptoms among adults with long COVID-19 in Canada as of August 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Fatigue, tiredness, or loss of energy	72.1%
Coughing	39.3%
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing	38.5%
Difficulty thinking or problem solving	32.9%
General weakness	30.9%
Headache	29.7%
Loss of taste or smell	27.9%
Stress or anxiety	24.2%
Pain (muscular, abdominal, joint)	22.8%
Sadness, pessimism, hopelessness, or depression	18.8%
Chest pain	17%
Heart symptoms (fast, pounding or irregular heartbeat	11.8%
Fever	10.1%

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

as of August 15, 2022

Number of respondents

29,853 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Participants reporting long COVID were asked if they experienced specific symptoms within three months or more after being infected with COVID-19.

The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent. Adapted from Statistics Canada, COVID-19: Longer-term symptoms among Canadian adults - First report, pages 6-7, as of August 15, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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A survey conducted in August 2022 found that around 72.1 percent of adults in Canada with long COVID-19 experienced symptoms of fatigue, tiredness, or loss of energy. Meanwhile, coughing was the second most frequent symptom among adults with long COVID, as reported by about 39.3 percent of respondents. This statistic illustrates the most commonly reported symptoms among adults with long COVID-19 in Canada as of August 2022.