Most Common Coronavirus Symptom Is Not What You Think – BGR

• New research has found that the list of the most common coronavirus symptoms is topped with a sign most people might not anticipate.
  
• Although there have been many media reports about the symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, cough, etc., British researchers have found that it is in fact loss of taste or loss of taste. smell that most people who test positive for COVID-19 report experiencing.
  
• It comes as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide has just surpassed 60.1 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, as the number of deaths worldwide from the virus has exceeded 1.4 million.

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The latest data from researchers at Johns Hopkins University who have been tracking all the key statistics associated with the coronavirus pandemic shows a nation still reeling from COVID-19. As of this writing, more than 12.61 million cases of the virus have been found in the United States, while at least 260,190 people have died here from COVID-19.

With numbers like these, it behooves people to practice the kinds of preventative measures that experts like White House health adviser Dr.Anthony Fauci have been advising for some time now – things like wearing a face mask and the practice of social distancing. However, it is also important to know which coronavirus symptoms to look for, which suggests the presence of the COVID-19 virus. And new data from researchers at the UK’s Office for National Statistics has surprising insight into what the most common sign of the virus is (hint: it’s not a dry cough).

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Most people reading this may think that symptoms like fever or dry cough are among the most common warning signs of the virus, with things like fatigue and “brain fog” which you also hear people say. who have had the virus complaining.

The most commonly reported symptom of COVID-19, however, is actually a person’s loss of smell, or taste, in people who have tested positive for the virus.

That’s what the media say summarizing the new findings, which was based on analysis that found between 20% and 40% of people aged 35 and over suffered from this loss of smell or taste. Only 15% to 25% of this same group, however, developed a fever, while only 13% to 18% had a cough.

There was an even larger gap among young people, with up to 60% of people under 35 in this study reporting loss of taste or smell. Only 15% to 25% reported a fever, with less than 10% presenting a cough.

According to a UK News summary of these results: “The general picture painted by the data is that from August 15 to October 26, the number of people testing positive for COVID with symptoms of loss of taste or odor has most increased in all age groups. . “