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

Daddima

...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.

None.

One, the husband of a friend, aged 70. He was briefly admitted to hospital for treatment but returned home quickly. He was very ill for a couple of weeks but has made a good recovery. He is usually in excellent health and still works. He got it very early on and is as certain as he could be that a shop assistant in a supermarket who was coughing his head off was responsible.

I am wondering why you ask Daddima ?
It must be a highly sensitive area for many people

My GP died from it. Quite a shock really as he was a very robust man.

This morning we have had a worrying phone call from DH's brother. His wife was admitted to hospital on Monday with inflammation of the colon. She has suffered from IBS for years.

Yesterday her condition worsened and she has tested positive for Covid.

They were so very supportive during our own terrible time last year and we both feel helpless because there's nothing we can do other than keep in touch and hope for the best.

One aged 70, very fit and active who died.

Five friends and relatives, two died (I'm in London).

. My nephew in law in his 60's, died in hospital. his wife my niece also had it, but recovered within a week at home, though it was flu at the time. The husband of a long-time friend, caught it when being treated in hospital (before lockdown) for a heart condition. Came home and was so ill, that he was returned to hospital and died a few days later. My friend, who has multiple serious health conditions, including MS and heart problems, etc. did not catch it though.

Colleagues of my daughter who works in London in Mental Health, had it, and all recovered well at their homes and returned to work.

My daughter has just had a positive antibody test. She was very poorly with a virus in January; fever, cough, wheeziness but it's only in retrospect that she thinks it must have been covid. She is, however, going to carry on [as advised] as before ie being uber careful.

My friend's son had it he's a police man, he was in hospital on oxygen for 4 days.

I only know one person and he contracted it at Cheltenham. Was very ill but fine now. Do not know anyone else and none of my friends or family know anyone who tested positive.

I know at least 10 people who have had it. A handful of young people (30s) and an entire family (close friends of ours). The young people have generally been fine, although one of them hasn’t been able to shake the virus and continues to be sick with flu symptoms 90 days later. The family unfortunately had one death and 2 others on ventilators. They all continues to gather when things spread here and ignored social distancing rules. But I’m writing in from the States (New Jersey).

My brother who lives in London had it fairly mildly in the early days and his wife had no symptoms. I heard an ex colleague’s elderly mother died from it. My son is a nurse in the South West but doesn’t know anyone, including colleagues, who have had it.

I know about 30, all work for the NHS! Luckily I tested positive for antibodies but had no symptoms (asymptotic)!
I also know of a few elderly people who died from it sadly.

Me, my OH, 2 neighbours all recovered after many weeks. 2 ex colleagues died. My brothers wife’s nephew also died in hospital.

None, and I work in a well know supermarket on the checkout.

I don’t know anyone or anyone who
knows anyone. I live in a city and have a lot of friends and neighbours, so am clearly very fortunate

Just one, my husband caught it in hospital.

Houndi are you in USA? As far as I can see from internet, there’s only talk of American hospitals and extra Medicare payments, but nothing in the UK.

I just heard today that the lady with the broken hip ( she’s 92) has at last tested negative after 90 days, and expected home next week. I’ve still not heard of any other cases.

My condolences to those of you who have suffered close bereavements.

I know of two teachers and one nurse.

Also, the best friend of one of my clients, a woman in her 50's, who spent six weeks in hospital and has since been moved to a care home. It's unlikely that she will ever recover enough to return to her own home again as it seems that as well as impairing her speech and mobility every organ has been affected. Her cognitive abilities are also hugely impacted and social workers are now making decisions on her behalf.

Just worked it out,it's eight,Six fully recovered,One died,one still very poorly but now at home

My daughter and five other teachers in their 30s caught it at the beginning and have become 'long haulers'. No cough, no fever but breathlessness and fatigue and though went to testing pod told not enough tests available and only given to people who were being sent to hospital. She wasn't ill enough and has spent last 12 weeks struggling to breathe but is now recovering taking steroids. She cannot do any physically demanding activities so has no idea when she will be fit enough to go to work. I think this is a problem which has had little media attention. I have had 2 elderly neighbours die.

One in our village aged 50, a friend's daughter in London in her 20s and a lady in her 80s in a care home who didn't survive.

I had it was really ill for 7 days.Tested postive with antibody test.Hospital are able to claim extra money if covid is put on the death certificate

Flygirl Dibbydod But the usual expected deaths for all causes for that period would have been way below the numbers that have actually happen, so Covid19 did cause many more people to die who would be alive now in normal circumstances, and could have lived on for years.