Report says impact likely to be greater in region owing to employment and economic inequalities
Towns such as Bolton and Blackburn-with-Darwen are facing a deep health and economic crisis due to a growing number of long Covid cases keeping people out of work and placing a “double hit” of pressure on the NHS, health officials have said.
Research seen by the Guardian suggests more than 140,000 people in north-west England had long Covid – meaning they had symptoms for at least 12 weeks – last year.
