Posted on 03/13/2020 6:57:01 PM PDT by McGruff
The Walking Dead fans have spotted a strange coincidence to the comics after a coronavirus patient was diagnosed in the same hospital where Rick Grimes woke up to the apocalypse.
While the TV series is set in Atlanta, the original comic books saw the hero awake in Kentuckys Harrison Memorial Hospital.
If you cast your minds back, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) was struck down while out on duty with Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) and was taken to the facility where he was put into a medically induced coma.
Its unsure how long he was asleep, however, the star of the show woke up to the building completely overrun by zombies.
And now, the same hospital where the comics are set has issued a statement explaining how a patient has tested positive for COVID-19.
On 6 March, 2020, HMH was contacted by the Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH) regarding a confirmed COVID-19 case who had been a previous patient at Harrison Memorial Hospital (HMH) in Cynthiana, Kentucky, it started.
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TWD pingy
Er, hmmm.
I have girlfriends that are insane-cray-cray over that Daryl Dixson actor dude.
Seriously? Can you even imagine what he SMELLS like by now?
Oh, relax. I’ll get around to binge-watching it eventually. I’m still catching up on ‘Downton Abbey.’ ;)
I wouldnt bother. The first couple seasons arent bad but it became a repetitive soap opera pretty quickly.
Thank you. I trust your opinion. :)
I miss Shane.
So what exactly?

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We're all infected.
My advice is just to watch the pilot episode of The Walking Dead, and then quit. It really isn’t worth it to go any further. If you keep watching, hoping that the magic of the pilot will be re-captured, you will only end up as most TWD fans - filled with self-loathing and regret.
I made it bout as far as Hershel did then it just got way too convoluted for me.
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