My BIL died Sunday night from complications of what was diagnosed as pneumonia in January but was probably COVID. My brother, SIL, SIL’s sister and her husband (the BIL) came back from a cruise and other travel after Christmas, and all four became very ill for almost three weeks with what they thought was pneumonia. BIL was ventilated for several days but “recovered” though his lungs were wrecked, and he went on a list for a double lung transplant. He’d been home and on oxygen since January, but lost the battle Sunday night. He will be cremated, no funeral. He is someone DH and I have known and loved for more than 30 years. Much sadness in our house right now.
DS thinks he and his class had the virus in early February, possibly from soldiers returning to post. A mild illness ran through the entire class over a four-week period. He says they will all be tested at some later date. I remember when he was sick, he told us he just had a bad cold and we didn’t think much of it. His class is finishing up their final training block online. He will have his permanent assignment (still in GA) in a couple of months, but no word on how that will work as the Army is forcing social distancing and quarantining with no end date in sight.