I think it could happen. I really thought by this time a few months back it would be almost over with, at least for a bit. Boy was I wrong, way wrong.
I really do feel I will possibly lose a close family member to this, or even possibly my own life.
I am sorry that you feel scared. I hate that anybody feels that way. I will never tell anybody what to feel because we are all different, but I do think it is very important to remember that contagious does not equal a death sentence. It has a 99.9% recovery rate. Most people who get it have mild symptoms. People who are at-risk or elderly should definitely take extra precaution. And of course if people are scared they should stay home if it brings them peace.
I think all of us have to realize that Covid is going to be around just like the flu, strep, bronchitis, etc. The infection rate is higher, but that does not mean everybody is going to die from it. Media of all sorts make money off of the emotions of people; fear and worry. It causes us see "facts" through the lens of emotions. I stopped listening to MSM and started listening to surgeons, Immunologists, Virologists and even Epidemiologists on the topic and when I heard scientific facts it brought a lot of peace and understanding. This was for both the topic of the actual virus as well as masks. They even speak to inflated numbers. Very educational.
Just as an aside, I had it already a few months ago. For me it was like bronchitis or an upper resp infection. I had mild fever for about 5 days, a cough that kept me up at night and I wheezed. My husband nor children got sick and nobody avoided me (in my house). I am in my 40s.
We have 4 family members about an hour away who have it now. They are in 3 different houses. The oldest being 93 and she is in the hospital for observation and the others in their 50s and 60s, all doing well. They are about 7 - 9 days in. 2 of them said it feels like a horrible case of the flu, the 93-year-old is miserable and the 4th one said it is giving him "potty problems", but no other symptoms.
My good friend, 68, had it and although she was in the hospital, she did not need a respirator. She went in because her husband passed a few years ago and she was alone and has diabetes. She asked the hospital to take her so she could be watched. She recovered just fine. She said the worst part was that they literally tested her every day. She equated it to a very bad case of the flu.
A co-worker, 41, had it while unable to work. She was sick with a crazy cough and fever for about 5 days. She said the worst part was the 102 fever that would not break. Once the fever broke she felt great. She said it was like a bad case of the flu.
. We are not going.... let's see what the data shows 
all CM's who are returning to work today!
