WKSU Brain fog, memory loss, fatigue, and depression are common symptoms of a coronavirus infection that plagues large numbers of COVID longhaulers, who struggle to get recognition and treatment. Around 500,000 Ohioans may be struggling with long COVID, and the health care system can't keep up. Northeast Ohio has two clinics offering special services for people with lasting symptoms from COVID-19. But wait times are long and involve seeing several specialists. One year into the pandemic, the road to recovery remains a long haul for many COVID patients and providers. A COVID Sucker Punch The coronavirus knocked Donna Zalezny flat. A former nurse in her 40s, she was hit with an onslaught of symptoms including severe muscle pains, sore joints and shortness of breath.