How many people do you actually know had COVID?

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Out of curiosity, how many people do you actually know had COVID or sadly died with it?

So in our company of about 1000 employees, 40 people (including their immediate family) have had COVID and recovered.

It was 0 untill this wave hit. Now I know 3 all teachers who caught it from each other. Dont know where the original came from.

I know of a couple through others but if you define ‘people you know’ as their number being in my phone, then it’s zero.

Oh and a neighbour, also has long covid and needed major heart surgery.

We had 3 relatives die in the first wave, relative's friend's parents died and several now with long term health problems - they've all been age 50+. Probably about 50 or so friends/acquaintances/relatives/work connections or so who caught it in total.

In the second wave most have been fine with mild problems then quick recovery (maybe about 50 as well but because no one has died it doesn't seem so significant). I think most of the people I know are taking all the precautions now whereas in the first wave no one seemed to be taking it seriously. All the older people I know well have now been vaccinated.

So in our company of about 1000 employees, 40 people (including their immediate family) have had COVID and recovered.

How would OP even know that? Apparently > 1000 people work for my employer. I talk regularly to the guy testing staff (asymptomatic testing) & I don't know how many ever tested positive.

Anyway, people I know personally who had confirmed covid: 2.
Other people who I met exactly once who had it: 3.

Just one in UK. 3/5 under age 25. One of them had long covid, the rest mild/no LC.

People I know who have had jab(s): at least 12.

Two friends in their 30s, one of whom was super fit and was felled by it, and is still experiencing some trauma in processing their experience.

A school friend's uncle who died (no known underlying conditions, late 50s).

Three of my DGM's cousins (in their 70s).

I live rurally, not a big town, but friends and family live all over the U.K.

About 40 that I actually know, not just friend of a friend.
5,including myself, who ended up in hospital, 3 in ICU, 1 death.
One of those in ICU was 45 with no underlying conditions. I'm in my 40s asthmatic but not so badly that it causes problems day to day. I'm 5 weeks in and still barely able to walk to the bathroom unaided.

4

2 mild case, better in a week

1 moderate - they phoned 111 and had an ambulance out but not hospitalised

1 has long covid

Loads! Me, two close relatives, tens of positives at my workplace.

Probrably about 20.
1 death my Dad's cousin in their 80's in a nursing home in March.
1 hospitalisation (Db's friend in his 30's many underlying health conditions, a teacher) just before Xmas
DBIL in March, 47 New Yorker, ill for about 3 weeks, his wife less severley affected.
Another cousin of DF in her 50's at home
2 colleague's children in their 20's/30's both symptomatic but fine.
Colleague of mine (late 30's ) again symptomatic but fine.

Then 2 17 year olds in DS's year.

I got to 22.
Thinking about it, only 1 of those has caught it in the last two months.

Sorry 17 year olds were fine.

Maybe 50+? including us and my mum. Two people in that number who have sadly died.

PILs - pretty nasty but they didn't require hospitalisation.
BIL, SIL and 2 kids - SIL and kids asymptomatic, BIL felt like shit
DB (young, very fit) - had an ambulance called out because he thought he was dying. He wasn't admitted to hospital though and has since recovered.
Friend 1 - really poorly but recovered.
Friend 2 (elderly gentleman, contracted it in hospital where he was being treated after a fall) - sadly died.
Friend 3 (young, an athlete, contracted it in hospital following emergency surgery) - felt a bit shit for a couple of weeks but was OK.

I know of lots of friends-of-friends who have had it too. I didn't know anybody who had it during the first wave, but dozens this time.

Loads, like loads. I work in care home management though.

Hundreds, possibly a thousand but I'm a doctor in ICU.

Personally, in my team of 20ish 3 have had it and recovered, 2 have lost close family members from it. 2 have family with long covid. Of my own family and friends about 12 (of 35?) have had it and 3 have long covid, 1 died and 4 have lost close family members.

My wonderful granda died of it two weeks ago and my grandma currently has it 😞 my cousin and his gf and DHs cousin and his family have all had it mildly. Maybe about 10/300 social media acquaintances have had it or at least posted about it. None of our other family or friends or the kids friends that we know of. I guess we could have had it asymptomatically though. On the other hand I teach care staff for my job and I would say 80% of the care workers I work with have had it.

None

At least 50 of the top of my head. This includes me and DH back in March, I ended up with double pneumonia, recently my 76 Yr old MIL who ended up in hospital and is recovering still and a work colleague who's whole family had it and sadly lost 2 members to it. It only went to double figures from September onwards though.

My next door neighbour in first wave - he was in respite care following a stroke, in his 80s, obese, dementia - tested positive, had cold symptoms, better within a week. He came home in the autumn, albeit with a pretty extensive care package in place.

My niece, in her 20s, in hospital for something else, tested positive but no vivid symptoms

My brother and SIL, both ill for 2 weeks +, all the major symptoms including loss of smell and taste - no tests back then though so can't say for certain

6 staff members at the school I worked at previously - all positive tests, various degrees of symptoms but none hospitalised

Husbands boss, early 50s, otherwise fit and well, hospitalised

Second wave - my sister, NHS staff, 50, mild in that she didn't go to hospital but a month on she still gets really breathless, has reduced her hours at work and goes to bed at 6.30 because she's exhausted

Niece, her partner and their 2 children - all tested positive, asymptomatic for children, couple of weeks of feeling ill for niece and partner. Same niece as above so either she was infected twice or the first test was wrong maybe?

Friend from baby group and her husband, both nhs workers, she had it last summer whilst pregnant, he had it last month

(I also know of eg MIL's neighbour,my aunts friend etc but they're not people I know personally)

We also lost 2 relatives in the last year not to covid but they died alone without having seen family for a long time sadly. And I know two people personally who have committed suicide with lockdown being a contributing factor in each case. It's just an awful shitshow all round.

One, late 40s, mild recovered

One, 94 in a care home, no symptoms (!!), recovered

I directly know a handful of people who've had it. All recovered, apart from DD(19) who's been in bed since May. She doesn't count though as she had underlying health conditions and likely has a genetic vulnerability to viruses. When I say she doesn't count, I mean to society. As that's the first question I'm asked and then folks nod knowingly, seemingly reassured that it's unlikely to happen to them because as far as they know, they're healthy.

One who felt unwell for a few days

About 20. 2 dead.
Someone in DHs work is currently in critical condition (40s no health issues).

1 died and one mild symptoms Family members.