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Long COVID has caused thousands of deaths in the U.S.

The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that cases of long COVID have caused more the 3,000 deaths in the U.S., but this is undoubtedly an undercount.

NPR health correspondent Rob Stein reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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