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DANGEROUS PHASE OF THE VIRUS. >> EVER SINCE HAVING IT, MY SINUSES ARE JUST WAY WORSE THAN THEY HAVE EVER BEEN. MY ANXIETY HAS GONE UP HIGHER. XAVIER: MARLA INGRAM CONTRACTED COVID-19 SEVEN MONTHS AGO AD SHE’S STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE VIRUS. SHE DESCRIBES IT AS LIVING IN CONSTANT FOG, HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING OR EVEN HOLDING A CONVERSATION. >> IT’S ALMOST LIKE THE VIRUS NEVER COMPLETELY LEFT, EVEN THOUGH I’VE HAD NEGATIVE RESULTS SINCE THEN. XAVIER: INGRAM SAYS AFTER CONTRACTING THE VIRUS, SHE WAS SICK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND EVEN BATTLED PNEUMONIA. >> I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WISH IT ON ANYBODY. XAVIER: INGRAM IS PART OF A GROUP OF COVID-19 PATIENTS KNOWN AS LONG HAULERS, SOMEONE CONSIDERED RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS AND NOT CONTAGIOUS, BUT WHO’S STILL DEALING WITH LINGERING EFFECTS. >> EVERYTHING IS HEIGHTENED. LIKE ANY ISSUES, ALLERGIES I’VE HAD BEFORE ARE JUST MULTIPLIED, AND IT’S NOTICEABLE AND IT’S AGGRAVATING. XAVIER: WHICH IS WHY SHE ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TAKING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BY WEARING MASKS AND STAYING SOCIALLY DISTANCED, AND STRESSING THAT THE VIRUS IS REAL. >> AT THIS POINT, AS LONG AS IT’S BEEN AROUND NOW, I DON’T SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN SAY THIS IS NOT REAL. XAVIER: IN BIRMINGHAM, XAVIER HARRIS, WV