Although some symptoms of COVID have been commonly reported, such as headache, dry cough and fatigue, these are by no means the only signs that you have contracted the virus. COVID can affect everything from your digestive tract to your taste buds, but according to new research, it can also cause pain in one specific part of your body that may surprise you.
According to a review of research published in Hospital Healthcare Europe on January 6, ocular symptoms affected 11.6 percent of COVID patients, with eye pain being the most common symptom, affecting 31 percent of patients. However, eye pain was just one of a long list of eye symptoms associated with COVID. Read on to find out what other eye symptoms may be an indication of the virus. And for another important sign of illness, look at This is the “strongest, most consistent” sign you have, study says.

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