4 - she is still in the hospital but her fever has been under 100 for a little more than 24 hours. She is still receiving oxygen but is expected to go home in the next day or so. She's a nurse.

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My wife's friend and her husband tested positive. She's pregnant and just a few weeks away from delivering. They both have mild symptoms at the moment.

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Hoping everything goes well as they deliver the baby in the coming weeks.

wife's first cousin NYC resident not in the hospital

A second person on my street has it. Older lady, so far with mild symptoms.

At least three in New Jersey with my wife's relatives.

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7 people, all #2.

3 of the 7 were tested. One originated from a visit to NYC and one from a visit to Telluride. All in Houston, varying ages.

Didn't know this person but my Facebook feed was flooded with pictures from a girl here in Austin that passed away either yesterday or late Tuesday. All of my friends knew here but I never met her.

Mid 30s. Don't know if she had any underlying immune issues.

1 60yo+, great health, down 3 days, Dr sent him to ER, steroids 5 days, really never stopped working so full recovery 3 weeks.

1 70yo+ Intubated, hydroxychloroquine, now fully recovered.

Update on my dear friends from Oregon. It is not looking good at all for Don. Please remember that the rest of the family is symptomatic, but they are saying no tests in their area to spare for them.

This is from their grandaughter social media.

Thursday update on my Grandfather per my Grandma in Oregon. My daddy's dad.

Nurse just called, and, again, the COVID-19 test was positive. They aren't too pleased with his 02 levels, so he's still on oxygen. There is an Advanced Directive that will not let medical staff use a respirator or any type of life support. He wouldn't come off of the vent and it would just prolong his life. She just hung up from the doc and he now has pneumonia in his right lung. The chaplain called from his room about 2 hours (before the chest xray), and she talked with him though he barely could talk. She needed to hear his voice since she can't be there. The hardest part of it all is that none of us can be there.......

Shawnna says she is starting to feel better, but their son who drove them to the hospital the first time when they thought it was just another stroke now has a bad cough. The hospital sent him home that time but two days later when his O2 levels were in the 80's the ER kept him and tested him postive. Shawnna thinks she is somewhat better but if day wise about when it turns bad so I am also worried about her. and remember this is one positive test and two others who are presumed to have it because of all the symptoms in a town that only is testing those admitted to the hospital. Pray for them all. It will break her heart if she loses him to this..

Prayers sent.

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4 - she is still in the hospital but her fever has been under 100 for a little more than 24 hours. She is still receiving oxygen but is expected to go home in the next day or so. She's a nurse.

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Update - she's home now with O2.

I was at a 1 until yesterday and now am at what I believe to be an 8. Was very sudden so it has not yet been confirmed.

I have two co-workers that had/have it. One basically said it was like the worst flu he ever had but has fully recovered. I don't know the status of the other guy, but no news is good news I guess.

3 coworkers

We're pretty sure my dad had it. Had all the classic symptoms, but it was before Gregg county was testing anyone so he never got tested. Spent a few days in the hospital with 101+ fever, loss of smell/taste/appetite, horrible cough that kept him up for nights on end, difficulty breathing, full body aches, pneumonia in both lungs.

He's recovered now thank God.

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I'm starting to get skeptical. The number of videos available showing empty hospital rooms in major cities and the fact that I keep asking everyone I know, who knows someone that has this virus and I can't find anyone.

So, I thought I'd take a quick poll. Ignoring celebrity news reports do you have first hand knowledge (not heard it from a friend of a friend or read it on social media) of someone who tested positive for the coronavirus (not I had a soar throat, cough and trouble breathing, but someone with a positive test for coronavirus) and what was their outcome? If you know multiple - list how many.

1) I don't know anyone personally that has the coronavirus.
2) I know someone who tested positive for coronavirus, but only had mild symptoms.
3) I know someone who tested positive and went to the ER, discharged the same day and is doing better now.
4) I know someone who tested postive for coronavirus, was in the hospital for multple days, but survived or is expected to survive.
5) I know someone who tested positive for coronavirus, had to be put on a ventilator, but has survived.
6) I know someone who tested positive for coronavirus and is currently on a ventilator and we don't know the outcome.
7) I know someone who tested positive for coronavirus, had to be put on a ventilator and died.
8) I know someone who tested positive for coronavirus and was never put on a ventilator that died.

Me - 1

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First hand knowledge :
3 - FB friend. not sure if he ever went to the ER but did go to the Doctor. Recovered at home, but it kicked his @ss for over three weeks. Male, 50's
4 - high school friend. Hospitalized, oxygen necessary, now home. Female, 61
7 - neighbor's sister-in-law, 71, worked at a hospital but in administration. Been on a vent for over 2 weeks...found out today that she died.
2 - neighbor's nephew, 40's. he has recovered.

I live in Dallas...

Cousin and wife in New York both had it and very happy to say have overcome it. He Said it's horrible and wouldn't wish it on his ex wife.

My high school friend is getting better, but they are waiting for her husband to die. He is in the hospital and doctor says simply no treatments available there that would help. He has had a DNR for a number of years. Tested positive but too weak from a stroke to be able to fight this off. Yes he had a preexisting condition, but one that was still giving him a high quality of life with his family and one that had not killed him. In fact he was getting stronger with physical therapy. Just because someone is 70, that does not mean their life does not matter, contrary to what the youngsters here seem to think.

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Knock on wood, 1.

I have known of friends(ones that have not seen in a long time( on FB who had it or had a family member die from it. But no one in my orbit.

A guy at work and his RN wife were very sick two weeks ago and just got over it. The hospital where she works "refused" to test her or about 20 others who were exposed. He said it was much worse than the flu he had in January, so that's probably at least three who were never counted.

1 - don't know anyone personally or through friend or family. Have family living in Texas, Ohio, New York, Ireland, Australia and nobody knows anyone who is sick.

One of my child's teacher had a close relative die this weekend of CV. Was 42. That's all I know.

The teachers are all gutted today.

Friend's cousin is a Physician's Asst and is admitted to the ICU with every symptom, but has tested negative multiple times. Has marginally improved over the last week, but still in the ICU.

My uncle with Covid-19 on a vent 20 days, passed away yesterday. So he went from 6 to a 7.

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My high school friend is getting better, but they are waiting for her husband to die. He is in the hospital and doctor says simply no treatments available there that would help. He has had a DNR for a number of years. Tested positive but too weak from a stroke to be able to fight this off. Yes he had a preexisting condition, but one that was still giving him a high quality of life with his family and one that had not killed him. In fact he was getting stronger with physical therapy. Just because someone is 70, that does not mean their life does not matter, contrary to what the youngsters here seem to think.

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There is also an alarming number of people that don't think this man should be counted as a COVID19 victim because of his preexisting conditions. It's extremely odd. This isn't an attempt to derail, your details about his quality of life, improvements, and then imminent demise because of COVID19 just really touch on that conspiracy going around. Sorry about your friend and her husband.

I know 3 people and my sister knows a few (one who died).

One I know had symptoms for 10 days and was pretty intense but didn't need to be in hospital.

I now know four people with it, all mild symptoms. Two on my street and 2 teachers that I work with.

Med field buddy I posted about as positive with mild symptoms is back at work.

Other 2 mild cases I know are recovered as well, but I still really doubt they actually had it (they doubt it as well).

My wife's grandmother was suffering from alzhheimers and died in an assisted living facility today The virus got exposed in this facility and she tested positive last week.

Her time was not far but it sucks and my wife is very upset...she was a tremendous grandmother to her.

My 60 year old cousin, a high school principal in Florida, got sick about 23 days ago. The only underlying condition I am aware of was asthma. He tried to get testing and treatment, but ER sent him home a couple times without treating, admitting or testing. Finally, on day 13 the 3rd trip to the hospital he was tested and admitted with labored breathing and very ill. They put him on oxygen and admitted him to ICU. I think they started him on Hydroxy on day 14, but not sure if they continued it as he got sicker. He continued to become a sicker every day and was very irritable/anxious. On day 20 the put him in prone position which improved his oxygen levels. We found out that they were going to plasma transfusion which was great news at the time. He finally had the plasma transfusion on Day 22 and woke up in distress on Day 23. The put him on a ventilator and he died within hours. Ugh, horrible disease.

4 - Co-worker in his mid-50s

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Cousin and wife in New York both had it and very happy to say have overcome it. He Said it's horrible and wouldn't wish it on his ex wife.

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That's when you know it's bad.

I'm up to 5 family members with CV now across the country.