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[deezler]

Zero. In the state that has repeatedly been called the worst in the country.

 

[K5lwq]

Does it, tho? Let's have another thread: How many people have you known "personally", who died from COVID-19...but who also had heart disease, diabetic complications, kidney disease, cancer, stroke, etc, which would have done them in anyways. Sooner than later.

"How many people do you know who were totally healthy and then got the vid and died?" Let's answer that, coz so far only a few people posting in this thread made such a claim.
Me first: I don't personally know anybody, who personally knows anybody, who that happened to. I'm sure it does though. People get bitten by sharks and hit by lightning, too.

My Dad had COPD for years but was still working and getting by until he got Covid. He passed away 2 weeks later.

My brother told me that Dad did not die from Covid it was COPD that killed him. No doubt Dad would have lived longer and continued to work if he had not gotten Covid. So what did my Dad die from?

I asked my brother if Dad was shot would he blame COPD for his death or would he want the guy that shot him to be held responsible? At the end of the day, Dad is gone so whatever helps my brother deal with that is fine by me but I say Dad died from Covid.

This is why I hate this has become such a political issue. It is what it is regardless what some want to believe.

 

[Borane4]

4 - ages 45, 55, 61 and 80. The 55 and 61 did not seem to have any significant co-morbidities

 

[Fixastuff]

2 for sure. 3 others that died quickly from "pneumonia" in the middle of the summer. I put it quotes because they were adamantly against covid being real. All were elderly but still up and moving around.

 

[Fuddy1952]

The tree had covid?

There is one!
It's in Australia though.

 

[ovrszd]

I expect the respondent's average age is higher than the national average? This would lead me to believe the age of those in our life circle might also be higher? So, I was surprised the numbers are this low.

 

[RickB]

I expect the respondent's average age is higher than the national average? This would lead me to believe the age of those in our life circle might also be higher? So, I was surprised the numbers are this low.

Agreed. It's a pretty safe bet that if I hadn't moved 700 miles from where I lived the first 60 years of my life my answer would have included a higher number. I expect there are acquaintances back home no longer with us that I simply didn't hear about.

 

[hosspuller]

Two people known personally... Plus, Wife is still struggling with multiple hospitalizations since October. Long Haul Covid is a thing.

All are 60+ of age.

 

[ovrszd]

I deleted the posts that didn't quote a #, that left 101 posts reporting deaths. In those 101 posts, 130 deaths were reported. That would indicate 1.29 deaths per member average.

Again, I think this is a very low # considering the audience. I'm actually surprised by that.

 

[Snobdds]

I deleted the posts that didn't quote a #, that left 101 posts reporting deaths. In those 101 posts, 130 deaths were reported. That would indicate 1.29 deaths per member average.

Again, I think this is a very low # considering the audience. I'm actually surprised by that.

I'm <40, so should skew the number lower, but I only know one person.

The numbers hold up. Math is a hard thing to shake and we have a big enough sample that if everyone on TBN answered, the average would still hover around 2.

 

[Bilko]

I am 46
Two
One at 74
One at 30

 

[GeneV]

My Dad had COPD for years but was still working and getting by until he got Covid. He passed away 2 weeks later.

My brother told me that Dad did not die from Covid it was COPD that killed him. No doubt Dad would have lived longer and continued to work if he had not gotten Covid. So what did my Dad die from?

I asked my brother if Dad was shot would he blame COPD for his death or would he want the guy that shot him to be held responsible? At the end of the day, Dad is gone so whatever helps my brother deal with that is fine by me but I say Dad died from Covid.

This is why I hate this has become such a political issue. It is what it is regardless what some want to believe.

First off, I'm very sorry for your loss, and no disrespect intended. I feel when talk about this, I may come off as a bit of a d*ck to those who are sick or lost people, so want to clarify that's totally not my intention. But with that said, people with COPD also died suddenly long before Covid showed up. A regular flu, pneumonia, all that sort of stuff kills people with chronic conditions like COPD or CHF all the time.

As for those posting about healthy people they know who got Covid and passed, again, previously healthy people do die w/o Covid's help. Pneumococcal pneumonia wipes out like 50k yearly, a big chunk of them being fairly healthy non-elderly adults. There's statistics for that which could be looked up and verified. But oddly, such statistics are not available for Covid, not with a quick search at least. Age is the driving stat for Covid, currently.

 

[K5lwq]

First off, I'm very sorry for your loss, and no disrespect intended. I feel when talk about this, I may come off as a bit of a d*ck to those who are sick or lost people, so want to clarify that's totally not my intention. But with that said, people with COPD also died suddenly long before Covid showed up. A regular flu, pneumonia, all that sort of stuff kills people with chronic conditions like COPD or CHF all the time.

As for those posting about healthy people they know who got Covid and passed, again, previously healthy people do die w/o Covid's help. Pneumococcal pneumonia wipes out like 50k yearly, a big chunk of them being fairly healthy non-elderly adults. There's statistics for that which could be looked up and verified. But oddly, such statistics are not available for Covid, not with a quick search at least. Age is the driving stat for Covid, currently.

I was not offended by your post but wanted to point out that yes, people died long before Covid and will die with or without Covid. But trying to blame anything else when a person dies with Covid is futile in my mind. I have no problem blaming Covid when all logic points in that direction.

I will say I am a very conservative person but I think for myself. I do not jump on a band wagon because others want to prove someone else wrong. No one has a problem saying someone died of cancer or a car wreck or whatever. Why is it so hard for some to say someone died of Covid? I just cannot wrap my head around that.

 

[GeneV]

I was not offended by your post but wanted to point out that yes, people died long before Covid and will die with or without Covid. But trying to blame anything else when a person dies with Covid is futile in my mind. I have no problem blaming Covid when all logic points in that direction.

I will say I am a very conservative person but I think for myself. I do not jump on a band wagon because others want to prove someone else wrong. No one has a problem saying someone died of cancer or a car wreck or whatever. Why is it so hard for some to say someone died of Covid? I just cannot wrap my head around that.

Nope, that's not me, I'm not saying people don't die from Covid. And, also not saying your father didn't die from it. Absolutely, there are people with manageable chronic conditions who would have lived for years had they not contracted Covid. But unfortunately (and it seems purposely), nearly all fatalities with a Covid+ status are lumped as a covid death, which raises some questions, right?

 

[RickB]

Nope, that's not me, I'm not saying people don't die from Covid. And, also not saying your father didn't die from it. Absolutely, there are people with manageable chronic conditions who would have lived for years had they not contracted Covid. But unfortunately (and it seems purposely), nearly all fatalities with a Covid+ status are lumped as a covid death, which raises some questions, right?

But what you are doing is taking this thread in a direction that neither the OP, the moderators nor a large percentage of the respondents intend or want it to go.
Your contribution is inflammatory, unnecessary and counterproductive.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

The title of this thread; Please answer without comment" reminds me of the lawyer who asked a witness in court to "answer yes or no only" and then asked, "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

I see some answered this thread as instructed while others provided more information.

Well, ANY answer is a comment, so is an impossible question.

 

[Milo]

One, 59 year old male.

 

[pmsmechanic]

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