Who here knows someone personally who has/had Covid-19?

[Kablooie]

Personally I don't know anyone and none of the people I talk with online have mentioned anyone they know catching it.

I live in Los Angeles where there is a huge increase in cases but I have no personal connection with any of them.
I'm wondering who all these people are who have it?

[Tetrachloride]

1. yes, 4.

some permanent damage to 2 of the 4

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. Personally? No, but I'm still living mostly in isolation.

My siblings personally know some people who got infected, though. None of them died, but one of them was hospitalized and struggling the last I heard.

[soothsayer]

3. I know someone who tested positive, got a little sick, quarantined at home, and got over it

I know a bunch who wonder if they’d had it, including my sister who before Jan. 5 got really sick (we thought she had walking pneumonia), lost her sense of taste and smell, barely had strength to walk to the bathroom, and gradually recovered. But that’s before it was on our radar.

[BusyBeingBest]

4. I don't, my husband has a coworker who has it now.

But the guy works in another building on a different shift.

[Sanity Claws]

5. My supervisor at work had it

He was very ill but not hospitalized. All of this happened when the COVID-19 crest was rising in NYC.

My friends knew personally several people who died from it. Two of them lived in the Queens neighborhoods that were heavily affected. One of them lived in Westchester County, just north of NYC.

[Hoyt]

6. My Lady Friend knows a family that had it, and her son's girl friend got

it while visiting her parents out of state.

Unfortunately, until more people get it, and get really sick, I think a lot of folks — even Democrats— just aren’t going to make the effort/sacrifice to control it that is needed.

[we can do it]

7. I know 2 people.

[Horse with no Name]

8. My uncle died from it

As I work at a hospital, I have seen quite a bit of it.

[Nevilledog]

63. I'm sorry for your loss and the daily tragedies your seeing.

[Horse with no Name]

75. Thank you. He was in memory care

It’s a horrible thing to watch.

[Nevilledog]

76. I've experienced similar losses recently.

Lucky to have a paid best friend (therapist) to help me thru it. She repeats over and over: Self-care. It helps.

[LizBeth]

9. I have lots of people in Arizona , Tx. and Nv., and am in Oregon and I do not know anyone.

[kimbutgar]

10. I know an older man that was friends with my Dad who died of it in Texas

But he was 95 years old.

[MaryMagdaline]

11. 2 people - one had no symptoms, the other died

[VMA131Marine]

12. Yes, at least 5

[luvs2sing]

13. I know one person who had it very early.

She is the next door neighbor of one of the first cases here in Columbus. She visited her neighbor the day before the neighbor got sick. She had a mild case, posted about the experience on Facebook, and was recovered in about ten days.

One of my choir friends lost her husband in early April to COVID very tragically. He had been in the hospital for several weeks and was transferred to a rehab facility. The facility’s first case was discovered that same day, within 24 hours he was sick and transferred back to the hospital where he died five days later.

[Mariana]

38. My cousin got sick with it in Columbus in late March. nt.

[Drahthaardogs]

14. A guy at work has it.

A friend's daughter has it. A co-workers sister had it. A friend's husband died from it.

I don't know anyone who isn't be somehow touched by this.

[OneGrassRoot]

15. At least 5...

2 in PA, 2 in NYC, 1 in NC

[choie]

16. I do..

my colleague

[livetohike]

17. I know two people. My cousins' kids both in their early

20’s. One went to DE for a vacation and the other to Hilton Head. They are okay, no severe symptoms, but in quarantine for another week or so.

[Sherman A1]

18. I don't as of yet and hope

It remains that way. I am taking it very seriously.

[CountAllVotes]

19. In-law's uncle

Dead at 83 -- end of May 2020.

[Greybnk48]

20. Two people. One is a 50 y/o female that had it really early on,

the end of January or first part of February. She worked as a healthcare aid in a nursing home in the UP of MI, and has fully recovered.

The other friend lives in Houston and just tested positive last week. He's 76 and retired. He and his wife were going to parties and the gym and just being marginally careful (poo poo'd all warnings as over the top). He's moderately ill, but not feeling really bad. He's lost his sense of taste and smell, is mildly tired, and is convalescing at home. His wife has not tested positive, which I find suspect.

[smirkymonkey]

21. I don't know anyone personally yet, but I expect that will change.

I am sure I must know people who are asymptomatic and don't know they are sick, but so far, I don't know anybody who has been seriously affected. I hope it stays that way, but as time goes on, we will all be affected by this on a closer level than we had expected.

[diva77]

22. Both parents of some friends. Very sad.

[bamagal62]

23. I know 4.

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2 of them have died.
One is in his 20s - currently has it.
One in his 50s - survived, had mild symptoms.
One is his 50s - died, had an underlying condition.
One in her 60s - died, was extremely overweight and had dementia

I also forgot to add 2, friends of a friend. Both intubated. One survived. One died.

[Mersky]

24. Have one friend

That experienced mild illness and has a couple more days quarantined at home.

[Tanuki]

25. The 20-something son of one of my friends, and the 90-something stepmother

of another friend (who is an assisted living resident). Both live in the Boston area, and neither had to be hospitalized.

[bottomofthehill]

26. 4 total

3 in one household and another single friend

[hlthe2b]

27. Yes. I have an ER nurse sister who has been ill since May4--chronic intractible migraine

and virus-induced sporadic hypertension (never hypertensive before), intermittent nausea secondary to the migraines and contnued fatigue. Yes, this many weeks later. Migraines not responding to medication. She is desperately worried about not being able to go back to work.

Six other ER nurse colleagues from her hospital have become ill as well. Two developed COVID pneumonia and had to be intubated on ventilators. Fortunately they survived, but have chronic lung disease now. This at a leading Atlanta hospital where all precautions are taken, but like others, N95 masks were cautiously reused due to shortages.

I also have a HCW colleague with whom I went to school years ago and who I was informed over the weekend had died of of COVID. While we'd not stayed in touch, it still got to me...

I come here to vent because I am angry a good bit of the time and don't want to share that with friends/family/colleagues.

For the love of DOG, please take this seriously

[Cal Carpenter]

79. A friend of mine had the migraine problem

It was terrible, and she still has what she calls covid fog weeks later. Wondering about permanent brain damage, although it is slowly improving. She is in her mid 40s.

Her son, early 20s, also had a bad case, but not as severe as hers.

[underpants]

28. One here

[HotTeaBag]

29. My veterinarian had it - a fairly mild case and is doing well.

Another friend from high-school (but I haven't talked to him much in years and found out about it via facebook) also had it - much less mild and still isn't 100%.

And a friend of mine's father got it and passed away (I never actually met the father however).

[phylny]

30. My cousin and her husband.

They live in Brooklyn. Both had it, both recovered and are doing well. They're in their late 50s.

[MLAA]

31. Yes, two personally and one friend of a friend

[Mariana]

32. My cousin caught it in late March, in Columbus Ohio.

He was tested (eventually) and was positive. He never had to be hospitalized, but he was sick for weeks with it, and has had lingering coughing and shortness of breath problems for a long time. I'm not sure if he's 100% recovered, but he's working full time and seems to be all right. He's 44 and was generally healthy.

[redstateblues]

33. 5. One fatality

[Frustratedlady]

34. My 93 year old neighbor died a month ago. She actually recovered, then suddenly died.

Her doctor said she fought it like a 30 year old. Everything was going fine and then she got hit again. I suspect it was blood clots,. but haven't heard what actually happened at the end.

She was a tiny, spirited woman. She had been in a nursing home of very few people, but it only takes one.

[LisaL]

65. Yea, that's what can happen sometimes with covid.

I also would suspect blood clots. The darn virus clots the blood which can cause numerous problems. Even after the patient appears to have recovered.

[LisaL]

35. Yes, sure do.

Symptoms varied in severity from person to person, nobody died (but they are young or relatively young).

[elleng]

36. A family friend died from it,

about a month ago, here in southern Maryland; I never met him. Middle aged, otherwise healthy man.

A co-worker of my son-in-law died of it 2 weeks ago, also in southern MD.

[demtenjeep]

37. I do.

A kindergarten teacher, her husband and their 5 year old son.

Their 17 year old son does NOT

[ms liberty]

39. My father in law died of it in April. n/t

[Ms. Toad]

40. I know 6.

One exposed me - back in January before anyone knew what it was. She was diagnosed with walking pnuemonia, her daughter had all of the skin lesions kids get her husband was diagnosed with a sinus infection. Just recently, after a lung X-ray showed damage to her lungs that looked suspicious, she tested positive for antibodies.

One friend died (he was listed in the NYT 100,000), one has permanent damage, one was sic for more than two months. The others I don't know long term outcomes.

At some point, I'll get an antibody test.

During the time she had COVID, she intermittently came to work and - at least twice - I sat across the table from her (a scant 6') for hour long sessions.

Two students, the girlfriend of one, a church friend, and the uncle/great uncle/wife of a half-dozen friends.

[rufus dog]

41. Multiple

Daughter who had friend attend Mardi Gras - Scared the shit out of him, stayed out of the hospital but thought he was going to die. 25 year old
Niece in AZ a couple of weeks ago - hospitalized and seems to have recovered. 23 year old.
Friend down the road - 60, only went in because coworker got sick, no major symptoms, rest of the family fine.
Neighbor friend, husband a bit of trouble breathing, wife just lost taste/smell, toddler seems to be fine.

[spinbaby]

42. I had a friend die of it

He had surgery for cancer and went to rehab where he caught COVID.

[winetourdriver01]

43. Yes

Myself and two members of my then household caught it last January. We've all been suffering the aftereffects. At least three of my family members back east have had it. (I live in SF, family lives in Iowa).

[SMC22307]

44. Personally know one and am aware of three others in that person's orbit. (n/t)

[Music Man]

45. I've known about four people who've had it.

Young people. They all seemed to have mild cases and recover fine, no doubt their age an advantage. They are all generally careful, serious people, though, which is unnerving.

[yewberry]

46. Yes.

Multiple cases. Two deaths.

Seattle.

[ananda]

47. I knew the very first Austin casualty.

She was a player at my bridge club.
She had underlying health issues and
the virus took her life.

She disobeyed doctor's orders to stay
home and distance, going to a concert
instead and contracting Covid, which
killed her pretty quick. That was in
mid March.

I don't know anybody else who has
gotten the virus... yet.

[mcar]

48. My SIL's father died of it

Niece's fiancee had it so she was probably infected too.

[gollygee]

49. Yes, 3 people. nt

[Lars39]

50. One of my doctors

He said it took him 69 days to recover. He still looked a little puny to me.

[Dorian Gray]

51. A close friend from college, his wife and kids all had it.

Another close friend had it

(First case in NYC. Second in NJ)

We've had a couple of coworkers and families at my daughters school who have had it and recovered.

My friend's father had it at 81 and recovered.

Another friend's mother had it and passed away. (She was in a rehab facility in NJ.)

So I've known one person who passed. Not close at all to me personally.

Those I know who were sick and recovered were all pretty sick (except for the 81 year old man. He had a low grade fever for five days)

[gibraltar72]

52. Several a neighbor, relation, a guy who umpired my sons little league games who died.

[Books_Tea_Alone]

53. I'm from NNJ/NYC suburbs.. I know 8 people that died, and I know at least 55 who have had it.

One of my close friends was on a ventilator for 3 months and is in a rehab facility now- will never fully recover. All of these I know that died were age 45-65. Countless Frieda of my 17 yr old daughter had it in March and April. I teach in a public school and at least 7 of my close colleagues have had it, again with lingering issues. Except g TG or the teens, no one I know has fully recovered to the state they were in before.
The rest of the country has no idea what's coming. I have gone into public places (grocery stores, drugstores only) about 10x in the last 4 months. I walk alone on my street and have not been shopping, restaurant, etc at all. Yes we flattened the curve here but I'm so afraid these yahoo's from the red states will come here and cause our numbers to rise.

[MissB]

54. Bil died of it

So yeah.

[Danmel]

55. I know at least 6 people who had it and recovered

Unfortunately I also know 2 people who died of it and have spoken to many others who have lost loved ones. My husband's cousin, who I have not met, spent 6 weeks in the hospital, almost 4 weeks on a vent and survived. He has been in a rehabilitation facility trying to regain his strength. 32 years old with no underlying conditions or comorbidities.

[virgogal]

56. Yes,ex husband...father of my 6 kids.

[Initech]

57. I just found out someone I work with has it.

Fuck!!!

[GulfCoast66]

58. One of my employees. 49 and healthy

Was in ICU with Viral pneumonia in both lungs and there was talk about a vent.

But was treated with Remdesivir and it seemed to work. Out of ICU in 2 days and released 3 days later. Back at work now

[H2O Man]

59. I do.

[denbot]

60. My friend who lives in the Westchester neighborhood, West Los Angeles.

It took 5 weeks for him to recover, and he was always in good shape.

[tenderfoot]

61. One that's still suffering the after effects and one who lost a parent

this shit is real.

[spanone]

62. I know one person who has died and another who tested positive.

[Demsrule86]

64. My brother had it and survived but has to live with the after affects the rest of his life.

My daughter in law's aunt had it and survived...she was hospitalized for several months...Some of my neighbors have it.

[ARPad95]

67. My friend's brother-in-law died at the end of March and her sister tested positive, but

remained asymptomatic. A 30 year old in my son's circle of friends died in April. He had been taking care of his parents who both had it. I believe he had an underlying health condition.

[nilram]

68. My partner's cousin died from it. Very sweet woman; a lovely, positive light.

[DFW]

69. Four altogether

One in NL, one in Sprout City, two in Texas.

The guy in NL is about 40, had it about 3 months ago, pretty heavy, but nearly recovered. My friend in Sprout City was hospitalized for a week, on oxygen but no ventilator. He recovered, is about age 55, said it was really heavy.

The two in Dallas are a woman of about 70, and a godson who is 28 and an incurable party animal.

They both are recovering, but neither was a mild case. The guy in NL said it felt like an elephant was sitting on his chest for a week.

[davsand]

70. My childhood dentist died from it. My mom's friend survived.

Dr. B. died very early on. He had been a kidney transplant patient and was retired. His family had no idea where he was exposed, and none of the family ever tested positive.

My mom is 90. She became friends with a nurse that helped her out after we got her out of rehab at a nursing home over a year ago. Holly is a RN and she and mom became friends. Mom had a MERSA infection and managed to beat it. Holly was exposed working a shift at the hospital. Her husband never showed as positive but one kid did. They waited a full 7 days for results.

Holly took about three weeks to feel better and was back to work a month later.



Laura

[triron]

71. Yes a male cousin. He recovered.

[ibegurpard]

72. Both of my parents are in a memory care facility

That has had a huge outbreak this week. 5 people have died since Monday. Both of my parents have tested positive but so far aren't displaying any symptoms. I feel like I'm on a deathwatch. Besides dementia each of them has underlying health issues and are in their 80s. We put them in there last year because they could no longer safely care for themselves at home and now look at where they are...

[Violet_Crumble]

90. I hope your mum and dad get through it...

You've described a nightmare scenario for me as my parents are the same age as yours. My mum's in aged care and has underlying health issues, and my dad's in independent living, but with major underlying health issues. Mum's nursing home has been in lockdown since early March, and it's a struggle to even get my dad in to visit her every day. I can't imagine what it'd be like if there were positive cases in the nursing home. It's really hard with dementia as well. Until the pandemic, we always made sure a family member was with mum as much as possible to make sure she was being looked after properly (some lazy staff as well as a lack of resourcing), but when the lockdown happened none of us were allowed in, which really upset my dad...

I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for your mum and dad. My cousin was asymptomatic and I've heard of older people who pull through fine with no symptoms...

[susanr516]

73. Three of my friends

Two have recovered. One is hospitalized, but he is no longer in the ICU. May be another week before he's released.

[fishwax]

74. I know people who have had it, and at least one who was in ICU

fortunately, she recovered.

I also know a few people who likely had it but weren't able to get tested during those crazy early days of the first wave in NY/NJ.

[Iggo]

77. Entire family across the street, and a family member of mine from across town.

Whittier, CA.

[Crunchy Frog]

78. A couple in our neighborhood.

The guy got sick right after he helped install a new fridge in our basement.

My stepsister in Chicago got it earlier in the year.

[Cal Carpenter]

80. I know a few personally

Two with severe cases, one was hospitalized and we feared for his life.

I'm one step removed from several others including at least one who died. A friend's sister, in her 50s, I think.

[KatyMan]

81. We know several

Mrs. KatyMan here-- my sister and her granddaughter and two of my co-workers. We are in a far west suburb of Houston- Fort Bend county.

[Luciferous]

82. My husband had a co-worker who tested positive and we all had to self-quarantine

for a couple of weeks.

[bdjhawk]

83. A close family friend died of it

She was 83 and physically quite healthy but had early stage dementia. Her daughter was caring for her own ill husband so the mom was in a very nice nursing home that had no Covid cases. The company that owns the nursing home owns several others in the area, one of which was completely full and had widespread Covid cases. As there were many Covid cases in that town (and thus more $$ to be made from them), the company transferred a bunch of Covid cases to the Covid-free facility our friend was in so they could fill the other one up with new Covid patients. Of course, the virus quickly spread in the Covid-free facility and our friend died. Her daughters and son who were very close with her had to say goodbye to their mother over FaceTime with a nurse holding the phone. It was heartbreaking.

[xmas74]

84. I know someone who died

A few with it and one currently on a vent. I just received my negative result today so I'm no longer quarantined.

My town has a population of 25,000 and I'm rural Missouri.

[Wednesdays]

85. My niece strongly suspects she and her infant daughter had it

They came down with a mysterious illness sometime in February, with many symptoms matching those of covid. But there were no tests back then, so we may never know for sure.

[Raine]

86. I don't know anyone and no one I know knows of anyone either (I'm in Los Angeles too). nt

[peggysue2]

87. Our neighbors two doors down

Both came down with the virus while coming home from Peru. They were caught in one of those crush scenes at the airport. The husband was hospitalized for a week; his partner was not (mild symptoms). Both recovered.

[JesterCS]

88. I had it, February

[Violet_Crumble]

89. I'm in Australia, and I know two people who got it...

My cousin and her partner. They live up past Cairns in the Daintree, but they were in New Orleans on a vacation around March and noticed that bars were starting to close, and started to get a bit worried. He got a call from a friend who worked in DFAT telling them to get home ASAP before the borders closed, and they flew home and went into self-isolation, despite my elderly aunty insisting it was fine for her to go have dinner with them (thank goodness they said no!). On day four he woke up with a sore throat and a headache, and they were both diagnosed with coronavirus....

Apart from that case imported from the US, I don't know anyone who's got it and I hope it stays that way...

[raccoon]

91. Yes. A friend in Columbia. Nt

[leftyladyfrommo]

92. My friend in a care home just died from it.

Just outside Liberty, Mo. That's about 10 miles East of KCMO.

[Fresh_Start]

93. I know 5 people

three are recovered, two are still ill but improving
2 in california, 1 in maryland, 2 in south carolina

[Poiuyt]

94. I just heard about the son of a friend dying from it

Just happened, I don't know any details yet.

[pwb]

95. Yes 2

One a life long friend and Nam combat veteran.

[angel823]

96. 2

Known cases.

[Efilroft Sul]

97. My wife's aunt died from it on May 31.

[RiF]

98. It's math.

If you know 30 people it's an 1-in-11,000,000 prospect.

With 3.2M cases that equates to an 1-in-3.4375 chance that you'll know someone.

Factoring in how virulent the spread in your area is, raises or lowers that number.

[NNadir]

99. A member of my local ACS section and his wife died, my sister-in-law had it, and I suspect it...

...was a contributing cause of my boss's death.

A client lost his father-in-law, a physician, to Covid.

My sister-in-law recovered but she reported it as the worst illness she ever had; at one point she wished she would die.

One person in our lab was out of work for a month because of Covid.

The founder of one of the labs of which I am aware died.

It's very, very, very, very real for me.

[SammyWinstonJack]

100. My husband's good friend just today in Texas died from it

[Mossfern]

101. My next door neighbor

was the first one to get it in our town. He was hospitalized for a while but made it through - very scary. He got it at a dinner celebration in a restaurant in NY. All eight attendees got it - two died.

I take this very, very seriously.

[AwakeAtLast]

102. 2 friends who live in a different state

One said, "Do everything you can to stay away from it!"

That was in May. I'm trying, but my little Southern Illinois county just had a 400% increase in cases. OK, 0 to 4 cases, but I heard yesterday some people are going to have a COVID party. WTF?

[LAS14]

103. I thought I didn't, but I realize I sort of do. A friend..

... in Minnesota has twice been exposed so that the county health dept contacted him. Once was early on when people weren't wearing masks and a clerk in his co-op who was interacting with him was diagnosed the next day. The other time was when he had to move his car out of the way when a repair man came to do work outside the house. He didn't expect to talk to the guy, so he didn't put on his mask. The guy approached him without a mask and wouldn't keep distance. The next day my friend was told the guy had tested positive. Still too early to know if my friend has caught it.

So, not personally... but close.

[salin]

104. A former student of mine and her father got it back in March

when they spent a weekend together. She ended up on a ventilator for 30 days. His case was bad, but not nearly as touch and go as hers was. She is about 25, He is close to 50. She lives in Alabama and he in Indianapolis (I think the visit was in Alabama).

[A Brand New World]

105. Just found out that a friend from an art association my husband and I belong to

Here in eastern Washington has it, along with her husband. Luckily we haven’t been in contact recently. They are in their 70’s so hopefully will not have complications.

[niyad]

106. I know two. One is a good friend, who is recovering, slowly (was in ICU, but not on a vent),

home now. The other was the daughter of a friend, whom I had met several times. She did not recover. She lived in UT.

[Renew Deal]

107. I know many people that had it and 4 that died from it.