Do Patnetters know anyone who has died or is currently sick from the virus?

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Do Patnetters know anyone who has died or is currently sick from the virus?

2020 Apr 5, 2:03pm 3,885 views 46 comments

I don't--there have been two deaths in McLennan County, TX since a week ago with 51 local cases. I go to the store because that's the only place open, pick up a few things. I wish I had thought to ask my mother (1902-1997) during her life if she or her family knew anyone who died or even got sick during the 1918 pandemic. She had six siblings and none got sick and if they knew anyone who died or even got sick they never mentioned it. Since 675,000 Americans died of the flu and and an estimated 28% were infected with it, it seems hard to imagine you could not at least know someone who got sick. It lasted 13 months and killed more people than the Bubonic Plague did in 100 years, or so I've read about.

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1 theoakman @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:12pm

I know someone who has it in New York City. She's 67. She's having trouble talking but it doesn't appear to be life threatening. Apparently, a bunch of people at my school district in New Jersey have it but I don't know who.

WookieMan @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:12pm

2 tested and confirmed deaths that I 100% believe. And 1 other person tested positive that I 100% believe. Not a brag, but my wife and I know a shitload of people. I'm not active on Facebook much but probably around 2-3k "friends" on that social network between both of us.

These 3 cases were family/friends OF friends. No direct connection. So I'd guess I'm 3 positive tests out of 5-8k people if we get to the 2nd level. It's not common here in IL regardless of the press. A friend notifying me of a family member death is a much higher probability than what's occurring directly linked to CV-19. Basically cancer, heart attacks, etc. are a more common occurrence in my sphere. 1 suicide though.

WookieMan @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:14pm

Oh, and both that died were 55+, with one having underlying health conditions. The other was 65ish and recovered. If you're old, stay home. And don't let the young visit.

Maga_Chaos_Monkey @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:18pm

My grandmother had the 1918 flu when she was 7. She told me the worst night the doc came to visit and she recalls he stepped out of her bedroom to discuss in the hallway with her mom. She could hear everything they said. Interesting it was a house call.. Anyhow, he told her mom, "Your daughter will not live through the night", then he left.

Asshole right!?

Tenpoundbass @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:18pm

theoakman says

I know someone who has it in New York City. She's 67.

My Daughter's boyfriend's brother is sick in New York City with it.

6 clambo @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:24pm

I don’t know of anyone.

NDrLoR @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:28pm

just_dregalicious says

Interesting it was a house call

Quite common up through the 1960's. My friend and I used to take his physician father who practiced in West, Texas from 1934 to 1968 on rural house calls. They had a screened in porch on their 1925 built house converted into a home office where people could come by after hours for consultation. People would have a runny nose all day but not go by his office during daytime hours, then show up at the back door at 8:00 p.m. and he'd visit with them for no charge. We could hear through the door to the porch/office and one night a family brought their teen-age Down's syndrome daughter. When Dr. Gidney gave her a shot she screamed and called him an SOB.

FuckTheMainstreamMedia @ 2020 Apr 5, 2:29pm

Yes someone I work with. Like see them every day. Another might be.

Don’t know anyone who has died or even been in the hospital. My co workers fight like hell with me on this one but best they can do is I heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another. Or worse yet:

Me: don’t worry, nothings going to happen to your kids even if they get it.
Them: ZOMG THAT BABY IN CONNETICUT DIED
Me: bullshit. Guaranteed it’s not corona.
Them: ZOOMG YOU AND YOUR CONSPIRACIES!!!!
Me: 🤨

HeadSet @ 2020 Apr 5, 3:08pm

Just had a neighbor in his 70s get CV-19, go to the hospital for a few days, recovered and was sent home. He is now supposed to stay isolated for another 8 days. He is not overweight, does not smoke, and is health enough that he regularly cuts his 1/2 acre lawn with a push mower.

Patrick @ 2020 Apr 5, 3:11pm

We don't know anyone with a confirmed case, nor any deaths.

marcus @ 2020 Apr 5, 3:14pm

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Even if you are in New York City, less than 1%, (,007), are confirmed to have it. That's probably half way accurate for the percentage that are symptomatic,

But this is why we are doing this social distancing thing, so that the numbers stay small. Because we have data on what percentage of those that get it, will die.

In any case, it shouldn't be that surprising that you don't know anyone, yet anyway.

12 mell @ 2020 Apr 5, 4:09pm

Yeah, overseas 2 relatives confirmed, in their 70s and both successfully treated with azithromycin. Recovering.

13 FortWayneHatesRealtors @ 2020 Apr 5, 4:11pm

One of my neighbors cousin died. He had cancer and other problems when he got corona. So technically he was overloaded with all sorts of diseases and this was the final nail in his coffin.

Booger @ 2020 Apr 5, 4:32pm

No.

15 Blue @ 2020 Apr 5, 5:58pm

I don't know directly. someone passed away because of the virus who worked for Broadcom,San Jose. He might have traveled to China.

Bd6r @ 2020 Apr 5, 6:16pm

I know of two, a student whom I talked to about 12 days ago, and a Dr friend of mine. Both have symptoms of a common cold, were tested, and were found to have corona. Not heavy cases though even though Dr is in her early 60's.

HeadSet @ 2020 Apr 6, 9:32am

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostakovitch says

You can't catch a HOAX!

Nonsense. Quite a few are smitten with AGW Delusia. Symptoms often include blue hair and incoherent speech.

georgeliberte @ 2020 Apr 6, 9:40am

I asked my wife that exact question on 4/1/2020. She said thousands have died form it. I asked again emphasising 'do you know'. Nobody here or in Vietnam.

Onvacation @ 2020 Apr 6, 10:16am

marcus says

Because

YES!

WookieMan @ 2020 Apr 7, 6:11pm

ThreeBays says

I found out a friend lost two of his relatives in New York in the last two weeks. Not sure if they were high risk or not.

They were...

komputodo @ 2020 Apr 7, 6:22pm

yeah ...I heard that my 3rd cousin's girlfriend's brother's fiance worked with a person whose grandfather died from it.

WookieMan @ 2020 Apr 7, 6:55pm

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostakovitch says

I know 7 but the only surprise is that I know that many crisis actors

You being serious? That would be like an exponential, hockey stick type thingy....

Bd6r @ 2020 Apr 7, 7:35pm

WookieMan says

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostakovitch says
I know 7 but the only surprise is that I know that many crisis actors

You being serious? That would be like an exponential, hockey stick type thingy....

or AF is surprisingly socially skilled and has many ignores only virtually

Bd6r @ 2020 Apr 7, 7:38pm

BTW does not appear that I have corona even though I was in close contact with a corona-sick person 2 weeks ago, unless I am asymptomatic.

25 clambo @ 2020 Apr 8, 10:21am

I have a female friend who is a liar, she’s interesting to talk to when she’s in her cups since she makes up shit.

She called me and said her live in fiancee got Wuhan and was in the hospital.

WookieMan @ 2020 Apr 8, 10:29am

I don't know if AF was joking, but does anyone seriously know more than 3 people with this thing? Confirmed tested?

27 FortWayneHatesRealtors @ 2020 Apr 8, 10:30am

WookieMan says

I don't know if AF was joking, but does anyone seriously know more than 3 people with this thing? Confirmed tested?

Only 1.

I know local hospital has about 40 confirmed, 3 in ICU.

zzyzzx @ 2020 Apr 8, 11:33am

Do Patnetters know anyone who has died or is currently sick from the virus?

Nope!

RWSGFY @ 2020 Apr 8, 11:53am

No. With only 450 death in the whole state the chances of me knowing one of the victims would be slim anyway.

Patrick @ 2020 Apr 8, 12:18pm

More than 2 million tests done in the US and we still don't know anyone who tested positive.

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