Poll: Who knows someone with COVID19

[Merc 2.5]

Wow , I guess we r lucky. Didnt realize it was sending people to ICU. I no its killing people and all but I guess I really didnt no how bad it was , yall r the 1st ones I've heard 1st hand bout personal experiences. I will keep yall in prayers

[rock]

Other factor where are you?

I would consider this the #1 factor. Sorry for your loss.

Rock

[LakeFever]

Cousin and her husband had it. She had mild issues he was bed ridden and extremely ill for over a week. A friends friend got it, started not feeling well and was dead 16 hrs later. Crazy

[Forkin' Crazy]

No one I know of.

I hear the doctors/hospitals are coerced into falsifying the results to test positive so the government money (our tax dollars) will pay for all the bills.... Essentially taking the insurance companies off the hook so they will make BANK.

Anyone else?

[John S]

I have tested positive for antibodies. Must have had it some time in March when I was in Florida. Martin county was touting that they had only one confirmed case. Guess they were wrong. My symptom were very mild. Mostly dry cough and loss of taste.

I imagine your daughter is on lockdown? How are you managing this with her?

The reality is that everything comes down to math, and risk management. The mortality rate is seeming to be pretty low, but that means nothing to those who have lost loved ones or suffered. I personally think that a lockdown of the elderly and compromised people should have been done from the outset, and anyone else that wanted to self quarantine should've been allowed full UI benefits. But I don't envy anyone in a political position ATM. There really isn't a "correct" action to take. Hindsight is 20/20, foresight is 50/50 at best.

[CUDA]

My wife and I had something 5-6 weeks ago I lost my sense of smell, just returning now?

So we want to get tested to see if we had it?

The local hospital just bought a new testing machine for a few hundred thousand dollars only three others like it in the USA said to deliver results at 99.% percent accurate where some test are only 60 % to 70 %
accurate. They say it will be up and running within two weeks and anyone who wants a test will get one, get your blood drawn send it in.
That's crazy to hear that some test are only 60% accurate that's pretty low.
Said to do 2,000 test per day results in one hour not days with others

Lindner said the new machine can test for other illnesses as well and can be programmed to better detect COVID-19 once scientists understand it better. “COVID doesn’t like to follow rules very well,” he said.
Once the present crisis passes the new equipment can be used to process other types of blood tests. If there’s a winter surge in COVID-19 or if some other threat emerges, the hospital won’t have to rely on others to do its testing,

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/new...19/3021551001/

[FUJIMO]

My daughter has it, tested + ten days ago and was holding her own up until weds. when she ended up in the hospital. She s now in the ICU and may have to put on a vent. they told me only 80% survive that. I can't see her, talk to her to tell her how much I love her, nothing but feeling totally helpless.

...checking in... how is she doing Vulture?

[Vulture27]

She's fully recovered, thanks for asking. She lives in Iowa and fortunately is still young, just 40.

[FUJIMO]

...excellent news...

[CDave]

Another case of Fauxvid-19.

[David - WI]

Just heard a story last night... young couple got in testing line, filled out the paperwork but got sick of waiting and left without being tested... got results, both positives.

[SS Minnow]

I know eight people with it now. My dad and his wife both tested positive. She has no symptoms but my dad says that it is the worst kind of flu that he remembers having in a while. He is the type that does not get sick, but when he does it is usually bad.

My neighbors and her granddaughter (lives with them) all tested positive. None with systems, only tested cause they wanted to go see her newborn grandson who also tested positive and was quarantined for his first two weeks of life. He showed no symptoms and both of his parents tested negative. Kind of wondering how that works, but whatever. I guess they have to make some of the tests negative or nobody would believe them.

Finally, one of my tenants and her sister (do not live together) both tested positive. The sister shows no symptoms but my tenant, that smokes like a chimney, was having trouble breathing.

So no hospitalizations, beside precautionary for the newborn. No ventilators. No deaths. Hope it stays that way, but not wearing a mask or hiding at home waiting for it to happen.

[electricjohn]

I've heard about 5 illnesses and 1 death in my over 55 development, but didn't know them. We left NJ April 1st for upstate NY which is pretty much covid free. My daughter is an ER/ICU nurse who seen up to 8 deaths a shift.