Thankfully, we know more now how to treat it but that’s not to disregard those who are deemed cured but have life long disabilities and destroyed organs. Yeah, better to die in a couple years from kidney failure than to admit it was caused by the virus.
I understand your statement, however, I think it important to note that lots of people with ARDS from lots of reasons suffer organ damage that is permanent (Renal failure, ie). Thus, it is not CoVID uniquely doing this — it is easy to fall into the CoVID is the root of all problems, but honestly any ARDS patient is at high risk for multiorgan system failure (MOSF) with long term sequelae. It is the nature of the inflammatory response seen with virtually any virus or infections (SIRS response) in a vulnerable person.