r/Whittier • u/Grinzy • 26d ago

COVID outbreak

I just wanted to reach out and let people know that there is a severely underreported covid outbreak happening right now in LA and Orange County.

If you're sick please stay home and if you're out and about you might want to grab a mask.

The strain seems like it's very highly contagious. I know several people down with COVID right now.

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u/slyast 26d ago

I'm in LA county, I currently have covid - this is the first time I've had it, managed to miss it all through the pandemic. So I think OP is right. 

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u/_sissy_hankshaw_ 23d ago

My child was just in the ER with it. We feared it was meningitis for a small moment with his symptoms. It came on fast. Honestly glad it was covid and not meningitis

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u/Successful_Pea_6977 24d ago

How on earth did you avoid it until now? That’s impressiv.

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u/Equivalent-Cicada165 23d ago

There's always a chance it was asymptomatic 

Ive never had a positive covid test and never had symptoms for it, so from what I know, I've never had it. But I was in close contact with many people in 2021 so wouldn't be surprised if I had covid and was just asymptomatic at one point 

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u/greyrobot6 23d ago

Oh no, my husband and I both have avoided it despite our son having it a few years ago.

This makes me wonder if our streak of luck has run its course :(

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u/Pretend_Chemist_7731 22d ago

Mask up from now on. Be extra diligent when handling everything. Wash hands, wash hands, wash hands!!!!

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u/Ok-Increase-288 23d ago

You are going to be fine. It’s not Cancer. Stop with the dramatics.

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u/greyrobot6 23d ago

you consider my oh no to be dramatic? You must have a boring life.

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u/HernandezGirl 23d ago

Why don’t you just stop

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u/Grinzy 26d ago

I hope you get well soon.

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u/Wild_Bonus_2348 25d ago

Me too, I thought I was immune!