DC: First COVID-19 Case Confirmed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most common symptoms (based on the data out of China)

Fever, fatigue, dry cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, shortness of breath starting around day 5 and respiratory symptoms progressing fairly rapidly with presentation to hospital with respiratory concerns typically about day 7.

Least common symptoms (less than 10% of cases):
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, runny nose, sore throat, coughing up sputum / blood.

Sources: Wang et al ( n = 138), Chen et al ( n = 99), and Huang et al ( n = 41). All found similar symptom profiles.

I am very suspicious my DS had this in early February as did many kids at school. Lots of absences. Like events cancelled because too many participants were out sick. And email notices that kid would be absent bounced back because the person you sent it to was out sick. My DC's symptoms: out of nowhere high fever, chills, exhausted, slept for over a day, aches, dry cough, dizzy, slight soar throat. Strep and flu tests were negative. It did not progress to respiratory, though the dry cough lingered. I rarely take this kid to the doctor for a sick visit. Glad I did, as it is in the records and I'm sure every office is reviewing their cases histories.

The data came from hospitalized patients so likely the lack or rapid progression of respiratory symptoms is what distinguishes the mild from those needing hospitalization. The virus was in Wuhan as early as the beginning of November even though those cases weren't identified as covid until the end of Devember so likely it spread broadly in November and December through travel. It seems that there have been a few clusters but probably a lot of people have had mild cases and would never have known it was covid. If they rested him for the flu and the sample is still at the lab, they could retest it for corona.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most common symptoms (based on the data out of China)

Fever, fatigue, dry cough, loss of appetite, muscle aches, shortness of breath starting around day 5 and respiratory symptoms progressing fairly rapidly with presentation to hospital with respiratory concerns typically about day 7.

Least common symptoms (less than 10% of cases):
Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches, diarrhea, abdominal pain, runny nose, sore throat, coughing up sputum / blood.

Sources: Wang et al ( n = 138), Chen et al ( n = 99), and Huang et al ( n = 41). All found similar symptom profiles.

I am very suspicious my DS had this in early February as did many kids at school. Lots of absences. Like events cancelled because too many participants were out sick. And email notices that kid would be absent bounced back because the person you sent it to was out sick. My DC's symptoms: out of nowhere high fever, chills, exhausted, slept for over a day, aches, dry cough, dizzy, slight soar throat. Strep and flu tests were negative. It did not progress to respiratory, though the dry cough lingered. I rarely take this kid to the doctor for a sick visit. Glad I did, as it is in the records and I'm sure every office is reviewing their cases histories.

I know a mom with younger kids in Colorado who said in mid February, the entire family and in laws had high fevers (104) for almost a week and all tested negative for flu. Now she's wondering if they had covid and nobody knew.

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Does anyone know what the criteria for testing are?

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Have there been any preventative measures by local government at all? How hard would it be to have crew come through and wipe down Metro seats and poles a couple of times a day, or least between morning and evening rush?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know what the criteria for testing are?

Symptoms (cough, fever, shortness of breath) and doctor’s discretion.

[Anonymous]

Wish they would tell us what hospital the positive case went to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just DC that isn’t testing bc is they’re waiting for widespread community spread? Are Va and Md being more aggressive about it? I know there is a testing kit issue but it sounds like that’s being resolved w the 1.1 mil out this wk, 4 mil next wk etc but here it sounds like the DC Department of Health is the one saying no.

So the issue nationwide I think is that there are now a lot of test kits, BUT it’s resource/labor intensive to run the tests so each lab can only run a small number a day. So, when we are being told there’s a test for anyone that needs it, well, in theory but there’s no one to administer or process it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wish they would tell us what hospital the positive case went to.

And where the guy lives/works

[Anonymous]

I noticed at our local drug store all employees, including cashiers and stock personnel were now wearing gloves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wish they would tell us what hospital the positive case went to.

And where the guy lives/works

They could release a few details to help people self police themselves.

In other countries they release general address, work location, events visited even so far as planes and taxis they may have taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wish they would tell us what hospital the positive case went to.

And where the guy lives/works

They could release a few details to help people self police themselves.

In other countries they release general address, work location, events visited even so far as planes and taxis they may have taken.

Looks like the DOH is closing Christ Church Georgetown so theres a hint for us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was exposed to someone with Coronavirus (tested positive) and was told that I “didn’t meet criteria” to be tested. I have self-quarantined myself but this is ridiculous. If they don’t test, they don’t know how many people are infected.

Are you showing symptoms? If you were exposed to strep, let’s say, if you weren’t showing symptoms, would you demand a strep test?

[Anonymous]

source of this Christ Church Georgetown info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was exposed to someone with Coronavirus (tested positive) and was told that I “didn’t meet criteria” to be tested. I have self-quarantined myself but this is ridiculous. If they don’t test, they don’t know how many people are infected.

Are you showing symptoms? If you were exposed to strep, let’s say, if you weren’t showing symptoms, would you demand a strep test?

She probably wouldn't demand a strep test because strep is not even remotely as likely to kill somebody that she could infect if she were an asymptomatic carrier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:source of this Christ Church Georgetown info?

Popville posted a DOH press