The Big Mystery Covid Number.

The Daily Pandemic Report always has an unexplained Number.

And it's always BIG.

Here's a typical daily report from a small state (NM)

 TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES     26,268

TOTAL RECOVERED                  -13,928

                          12,340 (47%) NOT Totally Recovered

Only 77 people are currently hospitalized (and 813 poor souls died).

SO what about those NTR (not totally recovered) folks? It's starting to come out. An awful truth is emerging. It's not just about how many die, it's about Covid-19 being a terrible ailment that has many really rotten long term effects.

Italy is calling back coronavirus survivors. About half say they haven’t fully recovered. Washington Post headline 9/8/2020

Other than that, I feel fine.

That's about half. 

And it sounds pretty bad: "(Some) recoveries are proving incomplete and sometimes excruciating." 

Stuff like...

- lung scarring and breathing trouble. 

- heart abnormalities and artery blockages.

- risk of organ failure.

- leg pain, tingling in the extremities, hair loss, depression, severe fatigue.

says:

"COVID-19 symptoms can sometimes persist for months. The virus can damage the lungs, heart and brain, which increases the risk of long-term health problems."

That certainly says "Not Fully Recovered."

Here's one of their scarier examples:

"

• Brain Damage. Even in young people, COVID-19 can cause strokes, seizures and Guillain-Barre syndrome — a condition that causes temporary paralysis. COVID-19 may also increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

BOTTOM LINE: The "Died" statistic is important, but that BIG "Not Fully Recovered" number is one to keep your eye on, say, when you are deciding whether to wear a mask, social distance and all that inconvenient action.