Luckily the majority survives. However, in addition to lives lost and an impacted economy, something to consider would be the lingering effects covid.

To mention a few, many who survive continue to have respiratory and heart issues and cannot return to normal life. For example, some athletes who were healthy as a horse prior to contracting the virus have not been able to return to their sport because of reduced heart and lung capacity. Also, amputations and depression have been reported. And that is only what is known so far.

Not to mention traumatized medical staff, on the front lines, who are suffering from PTSD. And we don't know yet how prolonged use of masks will affect our well-being.

A nurse friend of mine told me her hospital converted a floor just for patients who got over the virus but who had continued chronic medical issues. Incidentally, she is triggered by music, light and sounds due to her work with covid patients.

Do we even know how many people have succumbed because of the virus but did not have it? Such as ppl with other diseases who could not get medical attention, or those who needed life-saving surgeries that were cancelled because hospitals are burdened? Shouldn't they be in the covid count too?

We will get past this. But it will take awhile to know the fallout of this pandemic.

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