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Without counting ST, I have 9 friends and work acquaintances who think/believe they have COVID-19. None confirmed. This seems disproportional? -- nm

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Mar 30 '20, 16:48

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one local confirmed, 3 of us slackers, and once again i'm worried about mom and I -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 30, 17:03
Put me in the camp that many people had it in Dec/Jan before we knew what it was. - Strongbad Mar 30, 17:02 1
- It's hard to tell. I was coughing badly for a week and stuffed up and I rarely am, but I had flown to Dubai and back in 72, slept 14 hours - JackDawson Mar 30, 17:03
Higher than what I have, but I think you have a larger social circle - ty97 Mar 30, 16:57
My boss' housekeeper - positive. She got a test because her son works in hospital. -- nm - Andie Mar 30, 16:55
disproportional in which direction? I'm guessing some of them are in NYC. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 16:52 3
- Actually they all are except one in DC but I’m still struggling with the math -- nm - JackDawson Mar 30, 16:53 2
  - oh that is surprising! is there a pattern who they work for? -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 16:54 1
    - No. One is unemployed, one works in a business office, one is a stay at home mom, one is an attorney who works at a law firm, another works in theate - JackDawson Mar 30, 17:01
I have 1 coworker (in colorado) who recovered from C19, and one friend (local) who has a sore throat that probably isn't C19. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 30, 16:49 4
- Only one of my coworkers in the NY office that we know of has tested positive - and I have a lot of friends (9) with sore throats coughs and/or fevers - JackDawson Mar 30, 16:53 3
  - Your other friends, where do they live? -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 16:53 2
    - 8 NYC 1 DC -- nm - JackDawson Mar 30, 16:54 1
      - OK, NYC is hotzone. No surprise. -- nm - loosilu Mar 30, 16:55

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