UK long Covid cases hit record high of 2 million

More than 825,000 people living with long Covid for at least one year, according to Office for National Statistics

A record two million people have long Covid according to the ONS (PA) (PA Archive)

The number of people suspected to be living with long Covid has risen to a record high of two million, new figures show.

Estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that, as of 1 May, around 3.1 per cent of the population were suffering from persistent symptoms after becoming infected with coronavirus.

This includes 826,000 who have had long Covid for at least one year – up from 791,000 in April. Some 376,000 people have meanwhile lived with the condition for at least two years, the figures show.