I'm so sorry to hear about your grandfather ā I hope he continues to do well and will be able to leave hospital soon.Thanks! Weāre still working out where heās been and who he had been in contact with.
Interesting. I would be curious to know what you find out.
I would agree the caregiver is probably the most likely culprit. She got a PCR test but yes, a false negative is entirely possible. I did give them a bunch of rapid tests, so she could that a shot if she hasnāt already. She does live with him 24/7 but does go out to run errands.
He also has an RN and PT that come in. Not sure when the last time they were around. But thatās another likely possibility if they were around last week.
Thereās also a couple people from the senior center who come by to visit and do activities with him. This has been greatly reduced since COVID, but I think one of the women still stops by on occasion.
Thereās also some people from the synagogue that visit him, but Iām not sure how often that happens either.
My mom and uncle had visited him ~18hrs before his symptoms began. While my Uncle has been known to be rather lax with COVID reccomendations, I think itās unlikely it came from either him or my mom as that would be an absurdly fast incubation period. My mom is a physician and is tested twice a week- plus takes rapid tests before visiting him.
Ultimately I suppose the source doesnāt really matter. I donāt think someone would intentionally be around him if they knew they were infected. Iām not looking for someone to blame.
The rather nonspecific treatment info I have been told he is on Remdesivir, IV antibiotics, a steroid, and a blood thinner.
Anyways, reportedly he is feeling better this morning. He ate this morning and apparently was joking with nurses, so thatās a good sign.
With omicron's transmissibility, meaningful contact tracing has become exceedingly difficult, if not impossible. Brief encounters that may not be recalled and wouldn't have been problematic with previous variants or the wild type virus now can cause infection. Earlier in the pandemic, I personally knew very few people who had COVID-19, but now I hear of a few more every day or two, and many of them have no idea where they caught it.