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How many people do you know........

(243 Posts)
Daddima Sat 20-Jun-20 16:37:47

...who actually have, or had, Covid19? Not just people who say they’re ‘ sure they had it’, but definite cases. I only know of two, one who contracted it in hospital following admission for a broken hip, and another who died in a care home.

Please try not to drift ‘ off topic’, as I’m really interested to hear your answers to the question.

Ev1951 Mon 22-Jun-20 13:53:41

1.......a young male nurse but although he was quite poorly for a few days, he recovered quickly and was back at work in two weeks.

SandraPotter Mon 22-Jun-20 13:52:33

No one that I know or know of. On Norfolk/Suffolk border.

SueDonim Mon 22-Jun-20 13:40:53

I’m sorry for your loss, Hf59. flowers My mother’s cousin who died was also in S Wales. His story sounds v similar to yours. He developed a ‘cold’ on the Monday, muddled through until Thursday afternoon when his breathing suddenly deteriorated. An ambulance was called, he was taken to hospital and they were then contacted in the early hours of Friday to say his condition had worsened. He died shortly afterwards.

Graygirl Mon 22-Jun-20 13:33:57

4 in the family, all taken to hospital , in for 2-4weeks, aged from 52-74,

lilydily9 Mon 22-Jun-20 13:31:06

Only 1. My nephew, who is a paramedic.

Libman Mon 22-Jun-20 13:25:55

My daughter, her husband, their toddler and six week old baby right at the start of lockdown- probably brought home by my SIL. SIL still has no sense of smell and daughter’s is intermittent.

Jennyluck Mon 22-Jun-20 13:24:18

None. I live in a big city.

Missfoodlove Mon 22-Jun-20 13:20:34

5 People, a doctor who gave it to his wife, a neighbour who is a nurse but didn’t adhere to lockdown rules and a friend whose daughter came home from university with it and shared!

Susieq62 Mon 22-Jun-20 13:11:35

One man aged 72 who was very ill at home for 2 weeks. Nobody else and we are in a high risk (??) area here near Bradford.

tinysidsmum Mon 22-Jun-20 13:07:37

None in my Devon village

Milest0ne Mon 22-Jun-20 13:06:32

Only 1 friend who we only keep in touch with by phone. No personal contacts

Peardrop50 Mon 22-Jun-20 13:04:25

I don't know anyone personally but on the Isle of Anglesey a chicken processing plant has just confirmed that as of yesterday 158 workers of 400 tested were covid19 positive. The first few cases a few weeks ago were not reported and this has run out of control. The workers live in all corners of the island and beyond, now apparently cases in Holyhead and Valley.
Two of my sons who work locally have told me that there are cases in their respective workplaces. Scary times.

MarieEliza Mon 22-Jun-20 13:01:08

Four people. I live in north west. Two died but one was over 80 and had medical problems but the other was about 60. Of the two who lived one is a young mother Who is a doctor, who works in a Liverpool hospital And the other a doctor at an orthopaedic hospital

rubysong Mon 22-Jun-20 13:00:30

A couple in the next village (Cornwall) caught it visiting friends 'up country'. Not tested but had all the symptoms. My niece and partner had it. She is a social worker and probably caught it at work. Not tested but had clear symptoms. A man we know in nearby town has recovered after a hospital stay and a friend who was in France is sure she had it only symptom was loss of smell/taste. She is back and grumbling as she has to isolate for fourteen days.

Marieeliz Mon 22-Jun-20 12:58:54

None I live in North West.

MaryTheBookeeper Mon 22-Jun-20 12:58:12

3 deaths in the family next door. Myself & my best friend have had it.

Jamcee Mon 22-Jun-20 12:56:29

None

Ngaio1 Mon 22-Jun-20 12:53:27

None.

ALANaV Mon 22-Jun-20 12:52:20

Luckily nobody

Nannan2 Mon 22-Jun-20 12:46:27

So lots had symptoms but not a lot of testing when it was needed- bloody gov't! Not even giving it to NHS workers when it was needed at 'beginning' either let alone mere mortals like us!! Bloody Boris got one though, and all that guff of showing he was in a normal NHS hospital- he most probably had a private room/wing though, and he thanked his nurses, yes, but he had probably hired those privately too, has he seemed to have had just those 2 throughout his stay, in NHS wouldn't they rotate with different ones?Still one rule for them, one for everyone else.angry

hf59 Mon 22-Jun-20 12:41:35

My brother died early in March - aged 71 (South Wales) - very sudden decline and deterioration - ambulance called late Sunday evening - he was ventilated on Monday - full life support and placed into an induced coma - sadly a clinical decision had to be made on the following Saturday to switch off all support as I was told that the severity of infection was “unsurvivable”. He was a kind, funny, hardworking and gentle man and my best friend. We were unable to hold a funeral at that time and have still not been informed of when we can collect his ashes. Needless to say our family are planning to hold a remembrance get-together in celebration of his life one this “madness” is over (hopefully) ......

LittleMissGrumpy Mon 22-Jun-20 12:38:39

None whatsoever - I live in the NorthWest.

fiorentina51 Mon 22-Jun-20 12:28:54

My friend's daughter (a nurse) has tested positive, she's the only confirmed case I know of personally. In our local area there have been 250 confirmed cases out of a total population of more than 101,000.

brawlass Mon 22-Jun-20 12:28:00

No one I know Scottish Borders.

Glenfinnan Mon 22-Jun-20 12:26:34

We both had the virus in early March. Husband was extremely ill. Took us about 7=8 weeks to recover