(Richmond)- Researchers at VCU are studying the loss of taste and smell common with COVID-19. An initial study at the Smell and Taste Disorders Center revealed upwards of 40-percent of COVID patients reported smell loss as their only or first symptom. After a month, around 70-percent said their ability to smell returned to “very good” or “good,” while 84-percent said their sense of taste had returned to the same level. Researchers say their goal is to investigate differences in individual experiences over time and region.
