Post by mhbruin on Jul 13, 2020 7:14:42 GMT -8
A patient in their 30s died from the coronavirus after attending what's being called a "COVID party," according to a San Antonio health official.
Chief Medical Officer of Methodist Healthcare Dr. Jane Appleby said the idea of these parties is to see if the virus is real.
"This is a party held by somebody diagnosed by the COVID virus and the thought is to see if the virus is real and to see if anyone gets infected," Dr. Appleby said.
According to Appleby, the patient became critically ill and had a heartbreaking statement moments before death.
"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not,'" Appleby said.
Appleby made this case public as the spike in cases for Bexar County continues. She wants everyone, especially those in the younger demographic, to realize they are not invincible.
"It doesn't discriminate and none of us are invincible," Appleby said. "I don't want to be an alarmist, and we're just trying to share some real-world examples to help our community realize that this virus is very serious and can spread easily."
In fact, she said the positivity rate has jumped to 22 percent.
"This is a concerning increase from a positive rate of about five percent only several weeks ago," Dr. Appleby said.
Thursday night, the city was reporting nearly 18,000 cases, with more than 1,200 patients in the hospital system.
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What a waste!
Chief Medical Officer of Methodist Healthcare Dr. Jane Appleby said the idea of these parties is to see if the virus is real.
"This is a party held by somebody diagnosed by the COVID virus and the thought is to see if the virus is real and to see if anyone gets infected," Dr. Appleby said.
According to Appleby, the patient became critically ill and had a heartbreaking statement moments before death.
"Just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not,'" Appleby said.
Appleby made this case public as the spike in cases for Bexar County continues. She wants everyone, especially those in the younger demographic, to realize they are not invincible.
"It doesn't discriminate and none of us are invincible," Appleby said. "I don't want to be an alarmist, and we're just trying to share some real-world examples to help our community realize that this virus is very serious and can spread easily."
In fact, she said the positivity rate has jumped to 22 percent.
"This is a concerning increase from a positive rate of about five percent only several weeks ago," Dr. Appleby said.
Thursday night, the city was reporting nearly 18,000 cases, with more than 1,200 patients in the hospital system.
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What a waste!