According to the DFW Hospital Council there are 3,431 people in area hospitals being treated for covid as of Wednesday. Medical experts say some won't survive. Others who do, they say, will have lingering symptoms for months. They are called long-haulers and Parkland Hospital now has a COVID-19 recovery clinic to help those patients.
On Ask the Expert, Medical Director of the clinic, Dr. Surendra Barshikar joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss the life that awaits COVID-19 long haulers. he describes two long lasting symptoms they see the most in patients.
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