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From the Business Insider article "California identified a person who died from COVID-19 on February 6, suggesting that the first US coronavirus death happened at least 3 weeks earlier than previously thought" (link below):
"Santa Clara County, California, announced on Tuesday that two people who died in their homes in February tested positive for the new coronavirus, suggesting that the first US death occurred weeks earlier than previously thought.In a statement on Tuesday, officials from Santa Clara County said that the medical examiner tested three individuals who died in their homes for coronavirus. One person died on February 6, another on February 17, and a third on March 6.
According to the statement, the tests were sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who confirmed on Tuesday that all three patients tested positive for coronavirus.
The US initially recorded its first official death from COVID-19 on February 28 - a man in his 50s in Washington state. The new data suggests that the country's first death occurred in Santa Clara County three weeks prior."
The recent results from the preliminary Northern and Southern California antibody studies are starting to make more sense.
As I mentioned before, I had an unusual "mild" case of the flu back in the second week of February. I first had prodromal (incubation period) symptoms (elevated heart rate, restless sleep, waking up feeling warmer than usual with clammy palms, which dissapated after getting out of bed) for 4 days starting on February 6. On February 8, I woke up feeling hot with mild chills which went away after getting out of bed. On February 9, I developed a headache, low-grade fever and intermittent chills. On February 10, I developed nasal stuffiness/congestion, dry throat, and had a loose bowel movement (unusual for me as I suffer from IBS-C [C stands for constipation]). On February 11, the dry throat and nasal congestion continued. In addition, my nose started to run with brief blood tinged discharge and some drainage in my throat. On February 12, I felt some intermittent back pain with continued nasal stuffiness/congestion and sporadic sneezing. On February 13, the flu-like symptoms were gone.Now, this weird "mild" flu, unlike anything that I've experienced before, is starting to make more sense. Can't wait for a reliable antibody test to become available.
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Topic - The first US Covid-19 death occurred on February 6, at least 3 weeks earlier than previously thought - Krav Maga 02:45:09 04/22/20 (5)
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