Written questions

Long Covid

Lords · Question HL5424 · 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 what is their estimate of the effect of long Covid on the economy in each year from 2020 to 2024, including the effect with respect to those affected by long Covid of (1) their economic inactivity, (2) the diminution in the

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 ...