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Key Points: Over 5,000 Americans have died from long-COVID , according to new CDC estimates. Long-COVID can contribute to serious, life-threatening conditions even months or years after an initial infection. The risk of fatal long COVID is higher for older adults, certain races and ethnicities, and those with severe acute infections. Undercounting is likely due to a lack of standardized diagnosis and reporting guidelines. An accurate test for long-COVID could dramatically improve fatality tracking and treatment. Pic source:  Post-COVID (Long Covid) Resources | Northampton, MA Details: While COVID-19 deaths alone exceed 1 million in the US, long COVID claims additional lives. Long COVID, with its debilitating symptoms and lack of diagnosis or treatment, is increasingly recognized as a public health threat. COVID-19 was the third leading cause of American deaths in 2020 and 2021, and the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2023. Half of long COVID fat...