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Originally Posted by SnowbirdOhio
This would also hold true for multiple negative test results - I tested a few weeks ago because I had symptoms of coughing, etc. - Negative. Then it dragged on and on - I made dr. appointment to rule out pneumonia but dr. required a more recent covid test before they would see me, so I had another. Same dif, I think
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I have NOT seen any stats on "negative" testing. Why would you think that each negative test would result in another person being counted as "not infected?" They only report positive tests.
What I would find interesting is how many folks had Covid that were not tested. That will never happen, because the only way to be sure they have Covid is to test them. Even if the doctor treated someone with the symptoms without testing, we still would not have stats on it.
Just a guess but probably half the country has had Covid in one form or another. Like it has been said, some folks never show symptoms and some show mild cases. I know at least a dozen family members that have survived Covid (tested) with very short termed symptoms, resulting in less hassle than a common cold. I know of at least one that has had a mild case TWICE. Guess we will never know exactly how many have been infected with Covid. But, I do know a few that have had three positive tests in a row before a negative, and are likely listed as three separate cases of infection each.