New research led by Imperial College London and released by the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) Study included data from more than a million patients in the U.K. While close to 60 percent of patients were asymptomatic, the range of maladies among symptomatic cases was actually wider than the classic set that has been previously identified, which includes loss of sense of smell and taste, fever, and a new persistent dry cough. “These new findings suggest many people with COVID-19 won’t be getting tested—and therefore won’t be self-isolating—because their symptoms don’t match those used in current public health guidance to help identify infected people,” Paul Elliott, PhD, director of the REACT program at Imperial College, said in a statement. “I hope that our findings on the most informative symptoms mean that the testing program can take advantage of the most up-to-date evidence, helping to identify more infected people.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb So, what are the new symptoms that could mean you have COVID? Read on to see what the study found, and for more on indicators that you might need serious attention, check out If You Have One of These Symptoms, the CDC Says Go to the Hospital Now. Patients who experienced this symptom: 24.2 percent And for more on what the very first symptoms of coronavirus could be, check out The Earliest Signs You Have COVID, According to the Mayo Clinic. Patients who experienced this symptom: 16.0 percent And for more COVID symptoms to be aware of, check out The Tell-Tale Sign You Have the New COVID Strain, Study Says. Patients who experienced this symptom: 11.7 percent And for more COVID news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Patients who experienced this symptom: 11.5 percent And for more on weird warning signs of the coronavirus, check out This Strange Symptom Could Be the Only Sign You Have COVID, Study Says.
