According to the CDC,4 African Americans have a significantly higher risk of contracting an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection with an associated increase in the manifestation of long COVID. Approximately 5% to 30% of patients with mild or asymptomatic infections who develop symptoms within three months of acute infection are diagnosed with long COVID. Older patients and patients with severe medical conditions are the most likely to experience lingering COVID-19 symptoms. The Mayo Clinic discovered that women develop long COVID more often than men.8
