Queensland’s highest Covid daily death rate in three weeks as study suggest symptoms can linger for up to two years

Queensland has recorded its highest death rate in three weeks, as a recent international study has found half of those who become hospitalised with the virus could experience symptoms up to two years later.

Queensland has recorded 6,555 new cases of Covid-19 overnight and 12 deaths.

There are now 407 people in hospital including 11 in intensive care.

Vaccination rates are also inching higher with 93.77 per cent of the state with their first dose and 92.22 per cent with their second dose.

The daily death rate has now reached the highest number it’s seen in three weeks since it peaked at the end of April at 15.

There have now been 933 people who have died from the Covid-19, which has now been cemented as the state’s deadliest pandemic.

It comes as recent research from a Chinese study found that more than half a group of patients who were hospitalised with Covid-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, still had lingering symptoms two years later.

The study followed a group of nearly 2500 people who were among the first to be infected with the virus in Wuhan, and measured their health outcomes.

According to the research, 55 per cent of patients reported at least one Covid-related symptom two years on, and most were still generally in poorer health than the general population.

Fatigue and sleep issues were the two most common symptoms that seemed to stick around, as well as patients being more likely to struggle with mental health and need to use healthcare services.

Originally published as Queensland’s highest Covid daily death rate in three weeks as study suggest symptoms can linger for up to two years