Life ‘Overwhelming’ exhaustion: COVID leaves 66% of working parents burnt out, study suggests May 7, 2022 Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Overwhelming’ exhaustion: COVID leaves 66% of working parents burnt out, study suggests The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated stressors for families. A new study found that 66% of working parents meet the criteria for parental burnout.