re: How many people do you Personally know have died of Covid?

Thirty-Five give or take.

I think I've only see 30-50 flu deaths in my whole career, which admittedly is less than 10 years.

I had a childhood friend die of the 'rona. He had a severely compromised immune system due to respiratory, heart and kidney issues.

That is the only one I know.

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Why do I get the sense that the people who say they know 4 or more people who died from covid are the same people who claim their insurance premiums were lowered under 0bamacare?

Perhaps you do not know many people. Perhaps you think your own little world is a reflection of the entire populace. Perhaps you have a preconceived belief, and no facts will change your mind.

AGAIN, no ICU doctors, nurses, embalmers, morticians, grief councilors etc. should report cases encountered in a work setting.

And those claiming double digit victims with no professional connection need to have a very detailed explanation of how you found yourself in the midst of such a cluster, or you will be presumed full of shite.

In our social circle? Zero. Zero have even gone to hospital.

Now, my hometown was one of the first hotspots and 15 nursing home patients died. I knew all of them in some way. A friend of mine lost 2 grandparents in one week. That being said, they were ALL OVER 90.

A few friends of my parents died “from it.” One guy had a heart attack. One lady had immune deficiency issues. The housekeeper for our 90+ year old relatives died, and they caught it…and had no symptoms.

My brother, his wife, and daughter caught it. Bro and niece had no symptoms, sis in law had a mild fever but cleaned the garage to set up CrossFit gym during their quarantine lol.

And so on.

Short answer? Not one young person in a sphere of hundreds and maybe over a thousand including all the work people I interact with has died.

1 - a co-worker in India. Him, his wife and both parents died from COVID within a week of each other… scary shite.