Nearly one-third of people aged 65 and older have had at least one new illness after being infected with COVID-19 in 2020, according to a new study. It has been suggested that SARS-CoV-2 infection and prolonged COVID-19 affect a wide variety of major organs and systems, leading to new mental health disorders as well as physical.
Research data comes from an article that looked at insurance plan records from 2020. For analysis, 133,366 adults aged 65 and over who were determined to have new diseases after the diagnosis of COVID-19 were examined. The results revealed that 32 of these 100 people developed at least one new problem requiring medical attention following SARS-CoV-2 infection. These data were compared with two control groups without COVID-19 in 2019 and 2020.
Comparisons showed that adults with COVID-19 had an 11 percent higher chance of developing one or more illnesses after infection compared to the non-COVID group. Diseases that followed a COVID-19 diagnosis included liver abnormalities, heart problems, diabetes, respiratory failure, mental health disorders, fatigue, and muscle pain. The last two were the most frequently reported.
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