Where are the mild cases? :(

[Jrobhatch29]

We live in a town that has over 100 confirmed hospital cases and a fair amount of deaths. They say for every death theres alot of cases in the community. But nobody on facebook/parent groups/community groups seems to be reporting being ill (and i hope it stays that way) . Is there even mild cases out there?

[TreestumpsAndTrampolines]

DP was travelling when this hit, got back to us, and 4 days later I had a tight chest, slightly cough, and a banging headache with aching eyes for 3 days. Later that same week, one of the cats had slight diarrhoea (indoor cats, no changes, never had it before).

If DP hadn't been away, I would have just shrugged all of that off and just assumed it was a cold/general stress from trying to work and have the kids at the same time.

If we had it, then the families of the people DP was travelling with have had it - and thats another 3 households at least - all with no symptoms worse than a cough and headache.

Of course perhaps he didn't bring it home, and perhaps we haven't had it - we won't know until antibody tests are figured out.

[Stressheadme123]

An elderly person local to me died the other day.
He was normal, then slightly off food. Little rattling in lungs, doc prescribed antibiotics for a chest infection.
He was dead a few days later.
No fever, no cough, no aches chills or pains. Just a mild rattle. Testing confirmed corona.
It scares me that mild symptoms can go unnoticed

[ShesGotBetteDavisEyes]

I wonder if dd and I may have had it very mildly, dry occasional cough, sore throat, dry eyes, funny taste for a day or two, watery eyes also I was very aware of my breathing - it didn’t hurt it just felt like more effort to breathe for a week or so. DD’s had a snotty nose too.

Probably just a mild virus but there’s a possibility I suppose - the father of a boy in dd’s class supposedly had it quite bad (before they broke up) so it could’ve been passed on.

[HoffiCoffi13]

Also, do you not think people may realise it would a bit insensitive to moan on social media about their mild cough in the middle of a global pandemic where people are seriously ill and dying?

[Rabblemum]

I didn’t bother the doctor but I believe I’ve just had it. I was suddenly incredibly tired, I had a strange, annoying dry cough, stomach pains, and absolute exhaustion. It was comparable to flu. I couldn’t be bothered to wait for 111 to answer. I suspect there are millions like me who just got better at home.

[speakout]

Do we know?

My DD had a cough and a sore throat three weeks ago, was poorly for a couple of days and got better- one of her colleagues had a similar illness- they had both been in contact with a child who tested positive for corona.

My DD and her colleague are perfectly fit and well now- who knows if they had it? And indeed I may have cougt it from my DD- I did have a slight cough also for two or three days, but felt fine.

[Astrabees]

10 of my colleagues have self isolated having done the on line diagnostic quiz on 111, none of them know for sure but none of them have been very ill, two a bit worse than the others, all now fit and well.
Two elderly people that my service cares for (both 90+) have had it , both tested positive. One died, one, despite her age was not very unwell at all. It would be really helpful if the government could publish the recovered figures too, as at the moment unless you stop to think you begin to imagine all those tens of thousands of people are still unwell/infectious.

[Aposterhasnoname]

On my Facebook everyone and their dog has “The Virus”.

[Tumbleweed101]

I’d not be surprised if we had it at the nursery mid Feb. Lots of children had to be sent home with temps hitting 38/39C all coming in fairly suddenly. Some had chest infections after. Most staff had cough/colds just after. I had something that was different to a cold but not as bad as flu, sore throat and glands up, cough that woke me at night, headache and conjunctivitis. I was off work a couple days as so tired. That was beginning March before everything locked down and before we were asked to isolate. Have also been a little tight chested for a couple weeks. Only putting it together in hindsight and there is no guarantee it was CV could have been another weird late winter virus.

[LeSquigh]

The organisation I work for has to report daily to the Home Office on our staff stats. Currently, about 8% of our workforce is off, most are due to family members with symptoms and a few with actual symptoms themselves. We have to work in close proximity to each other and most of our workforce come into close contact (even with social distancing, this type of work it cannot be avoided, emergency services but not health) with the public. We have had two tested and confirmed cases. We have had a few more that have very likely been Corona, because of the symptoms experienced. Because of the close contact we have to continue, I suspect there are many asymptomatic or very mild cases out there. Either that or it’s not as contagious as Chris Whitty says. I suspect the former.

[corythatwas]

At least a dozen of the people I follow on twitter have had it quite badly but not badly enough for hospital. Perhaps 20 more have had it mildly. And no, I haven't been on social media about my runny nose and headache. I don't usually.

[GloGirl]

Back in March we'd all had coughs for weeks (def not coronavirus related, we all had chest infections)

Anyway, my husband developed a dry cough the week Boris said everyone should self isolate for 7 days, and everyone else 14. My husband couldn't hand on heart say it wasn't a "new" cough - as it was so much worse, it was a dry cough. I personally thought his old cough had "turned".

Who's to say that he didn't have coronavirus? And that I was symptomless, and the kids were immune?

There must be thousands of similar stories out there.

I am absolutely sure that it wasn't Covid-19, and would never say on any post "My husband was fine and recovered" - because I think the chance of it being coronavirus is extraordinarily small. But it's possible. Those are the stats they can't tell you.

[BertieBotts]

We've had a cough and sore throats, but nothing I would usually even stay off work for - so no posting about "I'm ill" even though I have occasionally done this in the past.

Also since everyone is on high alert for Covid I reckon posting on FB would be seen as a bit of an attention seeking thing/cause everyone to panic and ask you if you had covid, so I would be more likely to avoid posting about feeling ill ATM.

[onanotherday]

My DD and I had a sore throat that went away and came back again a week later and I had a funny eye thing, bit sore but very watery found it difficult to focus.., could just be a 'normal' virus .. but hearing others report the eye thing maybe it wasn't? Until we are tested we will never know.

[BlingLoving]

In this world, no one is posting about their mild cases. But if you talk to people, lots of told me they think they've had it or that friends/family/colleagues have. I'm pretty sure we've had it. DH had it worst but even so, was just a very bad fever for 4 days. Kids coughed for about 2 hours, DS lost his sense of taste and smell and DD seems to have breezed through it. I lost taste and smell and had 2 days, a week apart, where I felt off and unwell but still functional. On one of those days I had an extremely low fever.

That's it. And that's how lots and lots of lots of people have had it. With even fewer symptoms in many cases.

[jasjas1973]

I'm convinced a fair few people had this around the Christmas period but didn't know what it was and put it down to a severe flu

Yes i was also ill in early January..... fatigue, v. sore throat, high fever, dry constant cough, low SATs and BP, diarrhea, 12 days later i collapsed and then saw a GP, was 6 weeks before i felt ok again.

However, it couldn't have been CV-19 because it wasn't in europe then, why do i thik this? because there was no corresponding increase in deaths or hospital admissions.

Despite being quite ill, i would consider what i had as mild as i didn't need hospitalisation.

[LittleAndOften]

There was a graph of how badly regions are affected on the guardian the other day. London being the highest, with the South West the lowest. I'm on the South Coast and we haven't got high stats yet, but it will come because its so contagious. It's not if, but when. Densely populated areas will inevitably get it first and in higher numbers.

[Fluffycloudland77]

The mild cases are probably walking around feeling ok and spreading the infection as they go.

[mindproject]

Hmmm, a symptomless deadly virus, sounds suspect.

People hear a lie, they repeat it all over the internet. This is the virus.

[blimppy]

It's so frustrating not knowing. Back in early to mid March/late March, I had a nagging but mild dry cough, occasional sore throat and then towards the end of that period I had the "burning eyes", upset stomach and one day of feeling like I was breathless with a tight, heavy chest. No fever at all. My husband had one weekend of mild fever, upset stomach, loss of taste and appetite, with an occasional cough. Neither of our DCs appear to have had anything. In normal time, wouldn't think anything of it, but we do wonder. I work in central London, so arguably I was at relatively higher risk at that time.

[emma8t4]

A friend who works in the nhs has tested positive and the only symptom they had was a sore throat, didn’t even consider themselves ill.

[rc22]

I do know of quite a few people who have self isolated with symptoms. The news only picks up on serious cases where things are going terribly wrong so it's easy to start to see things through a distorted lens. The fact remains the majority of people will be asymptomatic or have only mild symptoms.

[Linlinds]

Two weeks ago I had a mild dry cough for a week. Only had a temp for an hour! Felt mildly like I was breathing in talcum powder. Certainly didn't need to stop doing anything. Although I was abit more lazy for a few days. I doubt it was Corona as I think the majority get a fever. But it was strange as I haven't been mingling. The week before the schools shut my son had a runny nose and conjunctivitis. It was a normal cold and he needed calpol twice. I expect we had a normal virus but I would be interested to know if we have had it.

It definitely seems even without hospital administration people are saying it's horrible. They feel awful. They can't breathe and are breathless walking. Sounds pretty grim and scary. Especially if you have children.

I read last night 73% of people in intensive care are men. Many in their 50s. It seems to be affecting men more in regards to pneumonia

[Piggywaspushed]

I had a mild case OP, don't worry , they do exist. My family, work colleagues, some people on FB and on MN know.

You are right : the media don't report recoveries : they hunt the drama.

In my case the 'mild' case was top end of mild. I couldn't breathe and had terrible body shakes. In hindsight, I should have called an ambulance. But I am still here, still standing and none of my family succumbed.

[LaneBoy]

I think a lot of people assume it’s something else if they aren’t horrifically ill and don’t happen to be coughing much.

I assumed DD1 (12) had viral tonsillitis at first, she said some of her friends had been off with it too and it started very much like that. It was only as it progressed through the family that I noticed other symptoms that I’ve never had with tonsillitis before, and read more about unusual CV symptoms like the sore eyes I’d been annoyed by a few days before I even got a sore throat. Of course I’m still not sure (and I’m acting as if we hadn’t so will self isolate again with any illness, still washing hands more etc) but on balance I do think it was.

Also I don’t tend to advertise being unwell - I have chronic conditions and get really paranoid about people seeing me as attention seeking (it’s different on here because it’s anonymous and it’s been useful to discuss symptoms/anxiety). I told a few friends by PM but otherwise didn’t post until I was celebrating actually managing to go for a walk after being too weak for ages. I also didn’t want people to think I was jumping to conclusions (again this is down to my own paranoia really) about having CV when it could have been something else.