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As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, one family is shouldering a health crisis that they never expected to face.
That crisis, all began on May 30 when just a single relative, unknowingly infected with COVID-19, interacted with seven family members at a surprise birthday party.
Those seven family members then contracted and spread the virus to 10 other relatives.
Now, Ron Barbosa is keeping track of 18 people in his family who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Barbosa didn't attend the party himself, but the celebration was for his daughter-in-law who turned 30.
However, Barbosa's nephew hosted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/coronavirus/family-shaken-after-18-relatives-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-birthday-party/ar-BB15WrOM?ocid=mailsignout
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)thats the REAL data
Beaverhausen
(24,470 posts)it's in the article.
Srkdqltr
(6,290 posts)pwb
(11,275 posts)Jeeeeesh.
Paladin
(28,262 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)I don't know how that first carrier comes back from this, especially if not everyone pulls through.
If the horrible physical effects of the virus aren't enough to motivate people to take this more seriously, the potential guilt of infecting others should be.
RockRaven
(14,967 posts)end up acquiring the infection.
Who could have known? How could they have avoided it?