To think the amount of people we know who have died or are dying from CV is proportionately high?

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Between DP and I, we know 3 people who have died and one who is very likely to due in the next 24 hours from/with Covid-19. We live in Yorkshire.

My old hairdresser who was 38 DP's workmates husband who was a 60 year old GP (she is a nurse) and my workmates Mum who was in her 80's and lived in a care home but was very well on mothers day. My sisters FIL has early onset alzheimer's and is 58, currently in hospital but they had to complete a DNR for him this morning and they are refusing to admit him to critical care or for ventilation.

DP thinks this is probably an average amount that most people will see in this pandemic (he is frontline NHS so quite fatalistic) whereas I didn't think we would know this many people who would die, in what is essentially a month long period.

AIBU to think this is quite high or are you all seeing similar? It is very much adding to my long list of worries.

I'm in London & know 2 people who have died. Both did have other conditions though.

Personally, only my friend's DF who was frail and in a care home.

At work, quite a few as I work in insurance and settle death claims. The first report was a shock even though we knew it was coming.

actually it's more as the relative who died was in a care home & 2 others have died from there.

An old school friend's mum died with it a few days ago. She had underlying health issues but I don't know the full story. That's on Merseyside.

My old boss (early 50's with an underlying health condition) had it. Was hospitalised and on oxygen but is now home recovering. That's in London.

Magicbean I was trying to establish if this is a normal picture. If it is typical as it feels quite high to me and I was hoping that our experience isn't usual. I am interested in patterns, data and behaviour. MN is pretty wide and varied so I asked the question.

A fair few of my colleagues likely have it - e.g. respiratory flu after being in contact with people who are now Covid confirmed. But nobody has been seriously ill.

We're in the south west too, there have been fewer hospital admissions than anticipated.

DH has had it, he works at the hospital. He said it wasn't nice but relatively mild compared to some. My cousin has it, also a nurse but recuperating at home.

We don't know any one seriously ill or having died from it.

East Midlands/North West. I know of one man who has died, mid 40s. My uncle is on a Covid ward, early 80s, dementia, and a number of underlying health issues, but apparently rallying!

I know 2 people who have passed away, and 6 who have definitely had it, one was in hospital but is making a recovery. The others were ill at home.

I don’t know anyone who’s died of it.

I do know a handful of people who’ve got confirmed cases - all NHS workers - and a few other people who’ve had symptoms consistent with COVID but who haven’t been tested as they weren’t ill enough for hospital.

None of these people are older than 50, and as far as I know, no underlying health conditions.

My relatives funeral is more than a month after she passed as they are so busy.

There are nearly 66 million people in the Uk and approx 100,000 cases of coronavirus, with a total of 13,700 deaths.

Surely you can see that your experience cannot be the nationwide norm?

I'm sorry for your losses, but please think more carefully before posting scaremongering like this.

Gosh three is quite shocking OP, I don’t know anyone that has definitely had it let alone been hospitalised or died.
OP do you mind me asking, are the three people you mention all personally known to you? I know you know your old hairdresser but not sure if you are personally acquainted with the other two.
Just thinking about it, very roughly speaking one person has died so far per 5,000 in the wider UK population. So yes three is an awful lot unless you have an incredibly large social circle.

I don’t know of a single person who’s even been tested for it even if negative, let alone got it, or died from it.

Wiped out one of our local hospital wards. Real death rate alot higher than offical figures.

I live in London - I know 2 who have had it and recovered and 2 who currently have it but are coping at home at the moment.

@susandelgado, that's pretty shocking. Have they any idea why? I'd be suspecting a superspreader.

I've just checked the figures for the county I live in, which has a population roughly double that of your town. The whole county has only had 383 confirmed cases.

The county has a much higher than average proportion of very elderly people among its population, so I thought it might be quite a bit higher.

I work for nhs so know how bad it is

My sister has had it. She was very poorly but not enough to be in hospital though paramedics were called. She is making a good recovery. She lives in Shropshire.

Sorry, should have said: that's in East Sussex.

I'm in Kent.

An elderly family member died of Covid at the end of March. This was all a shock as she rarely went out (although always had lots of visitors) and was in hospital for another reason when she tested positive. I had not heard of any other cases in our area until that point - although apparently she was not the only person in our ICU with it at the time.
Another man in his late fifties, that I vaguely knew, also passed away earlier this month.

I think it all feels very real when you know people who have died of the virus.

I know two that have died, one was a colleague aged in his late 50s. Many other colleagues have had it in various strengths, some were more poorly than others. One friend’s husband had it bad enough to be in hospital for a week, but not intensive care.

one person has died so far per 5,000 in the wider UK population. So yes three is an awful lot unless you have an incredibly large social circle.
It’s the other way around. If you know one person affected, you are much more likely to know others.

i know quite s lot of people who highly likely had it (thanks to hardly any testing in the uk we don’t know, bit certainly had all the symptoms in february/march), but only one person who died with it (not from it)

I'm in Devon and admittedly have a small social circle, I've not heard of anyone I know having it. I am worrying about my nan who is in a care home in Cornwall though.