Written questions

Long Covid

Lords · Question HL5423 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Strasburger

To ask His Majesty's Government how they are monitoring the prevalence of long Covid in England; what is their estimate of number of people in England currently suffering from long Covid; what is their analysis of how long those people have had long Covid

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 17 Mar 2025

The most recent data from the Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study, a joint study carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the UK Health Security Agency, shows that, for the period 6 February 2024 to 7 March 2024, an estimated ...