# 50% of long COVID patients show improvement in 3 years — but the condition tends to linger in those with this subtype

Source: [ Latest from Live Science in Health ](https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/50-percent-of-long-covid-patients-show-improvement-in-3-years-but-the-condition-tends-to-linger-in-those-with-this-subtype) · 2026-11-06 · Medicine
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Symptoms of long COVID ease in half of patients within three years of the infection that kicked off their illness. That's the primary conclusion of a new study that tracked over 1,000 patients with long COVID, a chronic condition that can emerge after an infection with the…

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- [50% of long COVID patients show improvement in 3 years — but the condition tends to linger in those with this subtype](https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/50-percent-of-long-covid-patients-show-improvement-in-3-years-but-the-condition-tends-to-linger-in-those-with-this-subtype) —  Latest from Live Science in Health , 2026-11-06

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