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

One, an elderly lady with dementia. Very interesting question.

I know a nurse, who had it mildly, passed it to husband, he had it milder still, two children in the household- one a baby-didn't get it all!

I was told of the son of some mutual acquaintances, the son whom i knew slightly, (they were neighbours of my ex M in L) died from it he must have been late 40's? My daughter sent me a news clip email, they say it was definitely known cases in milan back in october so she said im very probably right when i thought i had it when id been to italy in oct/nov last year. What i really need is the antibody test...

No one that I have heard of has died from Covid19; thank God. xx

No one close but daughters (30's) of two friends and two more related to more distant contacts, one died in 80's and longterm carehome resident. My own daughter said she had the loss of taste and her flatmate had the blue toe symptom. She applied for an antibodies test but money was refunded as test deemed not good enough.

I know 2. My sister who works in Cardiology, her whole department have had it now. The second is the builder that has been doing work for us, he is a diabetic and the death rate for those with diabetes is very high. We didn't see him for about 5 weeks but sent messages that we hoped he was OK and if he needed food dropping off etc. When we did see him again the change was huge, dramatic weight loss and his hair had gone snow white - it was quite shocking. He said he prayed to die it was that bad.

Just one who lives a long way from us. I know nobody who's had it in our local area - we're in a very rural part of the Welsh Marches

An interesting question Daddima

My answer is none but I know plenty who seem to think they have !

One. My best friend died of it in hospital.

One friend aged 80 (a retired doctor) has died. Of the other people who think they've had it, none has been tested, so I don't know.

Nobody I know in Richmondshire, but of course there have been cases.

None and none of my friends know of definite cases either -South East

Four people from my small town. A friend who is a nurse, in her sixties, caught it from the hospital she works in and wasn’t well for about three days. However, she passed it on to her husband (mid sixties) who was ill in hospital with it for two weeks. Thank goodness he just avoided being put on a ventilator but he said it was one of the worst and most frightening things he has experienced. It still makes him tired and breathless about 2 months later.

Only one - a good friend of mine who caught it when she visited her mum who was in hospital & dying. She had gone in intially because she had had a fall - been moved into 3 different wards & became very ill
It was only after she had died that they tested her. My friend must have contracted it from when she went in to see her mum for the very last time
It meant that she was unable to go to the funeral...very sad

A doctor friend (GP). She recovered from the acute phase quickly, but the tiredness and general malaise dragged on for weeks. My 50 year old very athletic nephew had it very badly. He was in hospital on oxygen. Both lungs were badly affected and he had multiple small clots in both lungs. He caught it early in the pandemic, is still struggling and will be on warfarin for a while yet. He also developed those frostbite like lesions on his toes, which seem to affect a few people.

None. South West.

Someone I used to work for died from it. He was very overweight. A real gentle giant of a man.

My 25 year old daughter became very I'll with a chest infection at the beginning of March. Antibiotics didnt seem to help much and for a few days her breathing was terrible,far in excess of anything due to a chest infection. Her fiance whom she lives with had a temperature for a few days but otherwise fine. Daughter works in a care home.
Personally I know 20 people who have died. I work in a care home but havent been there since mid March and as I'm high risk dont know when or even if I will return there.
It's quite scary to read on this thread about the randomness of this virus other than expected occupations.

I know of at least 30 in the care home where my daughter works. She didn't get it but 8 carers did, all recovered but unfortunately 14 of the residents didnt. This was before they tested people being sent home from hospital

A neighbour of ours had it, was hospitalised but thankfully recovered. He’s in his early sixties. I think my DH and I had it mine started with a persistent dry cough new years day when we were in Adelaide later my DH caught it from me. I’d love to have the antibody test to prove or disprove it.

One, who caught it while in hospital for something unrelated.

I have a friend who had it early on, but wasn't tested as there were no tests available then, she caught it from her son in Brighton, (no restrictions then either) who was tested, he and his partner had it, she was very ill but recovered, though still gets very breathless just gardening or mounting the stairs quickly. My sister is very ill, currently, displaying lots of symptoms, after a visit to A & E at the George Elliott Hospital , Nuneaton, which had 50 cases last week, her doctor arranged a home testing kit to be sent, and a negative result was sent back, though neither my sister nor her doctor accept this.

None diagnosed but I thionk that the reality is that we'll never know true figures. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that it was in society earlier, than thought, many people has severe chest problems late last year and early on this year.
Personally I know of a couple of people who have had it, part of the same social group.

I only know of one confirmed case. He had it early in March for about 4 days, seemed to be getting better and was found dead in bed from cardiac arrest due to anoxia. He was a fit 39 year old and his family, none of whom showed any symptoms, are devastated still. He only went out to shop.
People seem to think only the elderly get it and they are safe to go on marches and rallies and to parties but they aren’t.

Just one person who was diagnosed with it and recovered all right.