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United States: at 30, he dies from coronavirus after having participated in a “Covid evening”

2020-07-13T08:00:55.531Z


"I think I made a mistake," said a 30-year-old man who died in a hospital in San Antonio, Texas, said to a nurse.


For the past few weeks, Dr. Jane Appleby has seen more and more Covid-19 patients aged only 20 or 30 years go to the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio (Texas). Among them, a 30-year-old man even died. Thinking that the coronavirus was only a hoax, he participated in a “Covid party”, an evening consisting of partying with a person who was infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to the doctor interviewed by NBC.

"He thought that being young he was invincible and that he would not get sick. One of the most upsetting things is that he said to his nurse, "I think I made a mistake," says Jane Appleby. Many people participating in these Covid parties compete to be the first to be infected with the virus, says ABC. During similar parties organized in Alabama, students bet money, whoever caught the virus first had to win the bet.

Texas outbreak soaring

Jane Appleby decided to communicate on this case not to frighten but to remind that anyone can get sick, regardless of age. "I don't want to be alarmist, but we are just trying to make people understand that this virus is very dangerous and that it can spread easily," she explains. "I call on everyone and especially young people to take this disease seriously". His advice: "Wear your mask. "

Dr. Jane Appleby, Chief medical officer at San Antonio's Methodist Hospital:

A 30-year-old who attended a “Covid party”, right before they died, said this:

“I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it's not. ” #MAGA: here's your sign.pic.twitter.com/S970tI0oLF

- Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) July 11, 2020

The Count of Bexar, where the city of San Antonio is located, has seen the number of cases and hospitalizations explode in the past month. In total, at least 175 patients died there. More generally, Texas reached the 10,000 hospital patient mark for the first time on Friday.

State officials reported a record number of new cases in a single day on Saturday (10,351). This week was also the deadliest since the start of the epidemic for Texas. 95 deaths were recorded for the day alone on Friday.

Source: leparis

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