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A new study is claiming 8.7 million Americans were infected with COVID-19 in March, and went undiagnosed.
"The findings support a scenario where more than 8.7 million new SARS-CoV-2 infections appeared in the U.S. during March and estimate that more than 80% of these cases remained unidentified as the outbreak rapidly spread," Justin Silverman of Penn State University, Alex Washburne of Montana State University and colleagues at Cornell University and elsewhere, wrote.
Only 100,000 cases were officially reported during that time period, and the US still reports only 2.3 million cases as of Monday. But there was a shortage of coronavirus testing kits at the time.
The team used data collected from each state by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for influenza-like illness. The CDC uses this data to track the annual seasonal flu epidemic. It asks doctors to report all cases of people coming in for treatment for fever, cough and other symptoms caused by influenza."We found a clear, anomalous surge in influenza-like illness (ILI) outpatients during the COVID-19 epidemic that correlated with the progression of the epidemic in multiple states across the US," Silverman and colleagues wrote.
"The surge of non-influenza ILI outpatients was much larger than the number of confirmed cases in each state, providing evidence of large numbers of probable symptomatic COVID-19 cases that remained undetected."
These were people who showed up at a doctor's office or clinic with symptoms. Most people with Covid-19 likely never sought treatment of testing for it.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/health/undetected-coronavirus-cases-march...
We were due, someone needed to knock us down a peg after a few successful days.
We've evened out, now 30 males 30 females
I agree with your point here...conversely, if you are walking around a busy grocery store with no mask on, you are, indeed, an idiot (among other things)
Yeah, I realize if everyone was of my mindset, it would create an issue, but I decided that if she's willing to do it (she is), the place I used to go wasn't going to be too affected by missing out on my $10 every 3 months, and the lady that cut my hair probably won't notice the $5 tip every 3 months either
About two hours after I posted that yesterday, we jumped by 9 cases. Biggest single day increase yet.
I've got an appointment on the 30th. Dare Co. is doing its third round of "mass" testing for residents, free with insurance. These mass tests are purely for people showing no symptoms, and this one includes an antibody test as well.
Shit, I've decided I'm never paying to have my hair cut again, my wife did the last two cuts and it turned out just as good as what I used to pay for, lol
Agreed. I've been pleased with the way that Dare Co, my home county, has been reporting. More communities should be doing this, IMO
Yeah, I assumed people could click the link to read some of the other accounts from "recovered" patients.
I'm currently in the hospital after having a heart attack caused by clotting that resulted from COVID 19. I have a stent in my heart and need to wear a heart monitoring vest at all times. Now I face months of recovery including physical and occupational therapy. I'm only 29.
—Dan
I spent 10 days on a ventilator last March with ARDS [Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome] and I'm still on oxygen. Going home is just the beginning of the next steps in recovering. Every aspect of my life has changed for the worse. Please support and help anyone you know who survived. And wear a mask!
— Nurse @liveV4Vendetta
I'm just getting over a "mild" case after over two months. There's scarring in my lower right lung and my stomach and digestion are a mess like never before. But I'm coughing way less and can take walks again.
And, btw, this is the third time in two months that I've "gotten better." I'm just hoping it's the last and it doesn't all come back AGAIN.
— Eli
I "recovered" March 29. I was born 65 years ago with chronic bronchitis that usually popped up maybe twice a year. Now, after COVID-19, I have acute bronchitis attacks 3-4 times a month and get winded walking to the mailbox.
— Hollis Charles
My coworker — an otherwise totally healthy 30-year-old — is still having issues breathing, two full months later. We've got patients coming back to the ER after they're "recovered" because they can't breathe or they get a blood clot. It's so insane.
— Andi
I had it back in March and did 6 days on a ventilator. To date, I'm still short of breath with little exertion. I have pains all over that I have never had before. I've noticed I don't urinate as much as I use to. And my legs & feet keep swelling so large no shoes fit. Even flops.
— Melly B.
My husband and I caught COVID two and a half months ago. While my symptoms were mild, he nearly had to be admitted because he couldn't breathe, and now, a month after he's recovered, we've discovered he has PERMANENT LUNG DAMAGE.
This is not "just the flu." It isn't.
— Sue Mii
This is a good read. First hand accounts from those who have "recovered", or worked to combat the disease. You hear so many people talking about strictly the fatality rate of COVID-19, most aren't talking about what "recovered" means
For clarification, this is from an ICU nurse, so she sees the worst of the worst..not all cases end up like this, not even all hospitalizations end up like this.
https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/What-they-don-t-tell-you-about-su...
"When they say 'recovered,' they don't tell you that that means you may need a lung transplant," Antoinette wrote in a Twitter post. "Or that you may come back after discharge with a massive heart attack or stroke, because COVID makes your blood thick as hell. Or that you may have to be on oxygen for the rest of your life."
These are my observations (of hospitalized patients):
1) Everybody is so swollen their skin has blisters and is so tight it looks like it's about to burst, from head to heel. And skin so dry peeling and flaky that to slather Vaseline on every shift is almost necessary — all over.
2) Everybody's skin is weeping clear fluid and has sores and the skin just slides off with slightest turn or rub, all over the body.
3) Everybody's blood is thick as slush. Can't figure out what's making it clot like that, but it's dark and thick.
4) Everybody's kidneys are failing. Urine dark or red, which could contribute to the swelling, but we don't know yet.
5) Everybody has an abnormal heart rhythm. Not sure of the cause. But even without underlying heart problems, it's not beating normally.
6) Seems counterproductive, but the ones that are not breathing on the ventilator have to lay flat on their stomachs to breathe better. And even some on the ventilator are on their stomachs. And the slightest turn for some is what leads to their almost immediate death. Bathing, cleaning and turning to prevent skin breakdown causes most to code blue, so a decision has to be made on which is most important.
7) Everyone has a Foley catheter and a rectal tube — incontinent of bowel and bladder.
8) Everybody on tube feeding. Everybody.
Never before in my entire career have I seen a disease process attack in this way.
— 20-year veteran nurse in NYC via Dr. Dee Knight
Some lady called me a sheep as I was waiting in line to get kids some chic fil a, because I asked her to step back just one step away from me when she kept telling me to move up closer to the guy in front of me.
Fuck those people. Even without a global fucking pandemic, I am a big proponent of personal space.
It's a little sad to witness our country lagging behind other countries
We're lagging behind other countries in all things "COVID-19" related, so makes sense we're lagging behind getting kids back to school
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# | Mayo is now officially an essential part of the ACC football diet just before that mayo shot
Looked at his twitter page....this dude is 16 years old! WTF!
Audric Estime is... 16 years old 🤯 he is a GROWN MAN! https://t.co/EZf027siga— Marshall Levenson (@MarshallLevy14) June 9, 2020
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# | Mayo is now officially an essential part of the ACC football diet Wonder if they'll fill the trophy with mayo, like they do with oranges for the orange bowl...
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# | Mayo is now officially an essential part of the ACC football diet couldnt decide which I liked better, lol
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# | Mayo is now officially an essential part of the ACC football diet 
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# | Mayo is now officially an essential part of the ACC football diet Awwww yeah
Somehow I am just seeing this thread for the first time today, and I read your comment thinking that it was you that was wayyyy behind the times
Mandating face mask use in public is associated with a decline in the daily COVID-19 growth rate by 0.9, 1.1, 1.4, 1.7, and 2.0 percentage-points in 1–5, 6–10, 11–15, 16–20, and 21+ days after signing, respectively. Estimates suggest as many as 230,000–450,000 COVID-19 cases possibly averted By May 22, 2020 by these mandates. The findings suggest that requiring face mask use in public might help in mitigating COVID-19 spread.
Such a great movie
Yeah, and mercury was once thought of cure-all until we learned more about it too.