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I know many people who have had covid - or at least tested-positive via PRC or home test. the worst I have heard from someone was that it was a bad flu which laid them up for 2 weeks. The young people I know who have had it weren't ill more than 48 hours

I personally know of at least 5 people that died FROM COVID. One (53) wrote on Facebook every day for some bizarre reason, describing what was happening to him. He was really tweaked off that he had caught COVID, but was like a lot of people here - didn't really treat it serious. Thought it was all BS. So went out and about and lived life as he did in 2019. Then, his last posts were about how he couldn't breathe because his lungs felt like they were "filled with concrete". He obviously had a cykotine storm reaction and that's what got him in the end.

Others were in their mid 50s or early 60s. The two I know of in their early 60s (62 and 63 I think) "had" to celebrate Thanksgiving in 2020 with their family and friends. They both died around two weeks later. Good friends of my wife's brother. Then, my sister has a very good friend who's good friend died in her early 50s FROM COVID after being in the ICU on a vent for a bit.

Younger people do "usually" seem to do better, but I do know of an early 20s athlete who was in the ICU with it. I didn't know him personally so don't really know what happened, but I think he pulled through OK. But if you're north of 50, this thing IS dangerous - and not just if you have "comorbidities".

Anyway..that's at least 5 dead from COVID in my own circle of friends and family, and it seems like I've also heard of others, although those 5 I know of personally.

Anyway..that's at least 5 dead from COVID in my own circle of friends and family...

Your mileage may vary?

I have a very wide circle of friends and acquaintances because of the world I live in. I know of only one person who died of Covid -- a friend-of-a-friend, 50-something priest who was morbidly obese.

The only other one I "heard of" was a teacher at my son's school who was also morbidly obese and diabetic.

Sounds like you drew the weird Covid straw with your circle...

What exactly is a cytokine storm? I keep hearing about them but nobody ever says what they are. No you say five people in your circle of friends and family. You personally know or personally know of? Because a friend of a friend is know of. You didn’t say how you know the Facebook guy but you didn’t say how you know him other than Facebook posts. Good friends of your wife’s brother is pretty far away from know. A friend of a friend even a good friend of a good friend is hearsay. That leaves you with maybe one? Because none of the ones you mentioned would be admissible in court.