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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:39 PM Aug 2020

Criteria in TN for covid patient to be "recovered"

"Recovery has a specific definition. That definition, according to Shelby County health officials, is that patient remains healthy 21 days after the diagnosis of COVID-19 and has completed all isolation requirements."

https://wreg.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-joint-task-force-gives-daily-update-3/


So, what does "healthy" mean? Not in ICU? Not hospitalized?

News stories here about covid case numbers *always* push the high number of recoveries, most of which, I feel, are hardly recovered, in the sense we think of recovery -- being a full return to normal function and abilities, with no long-term ill effects.

Sickening.

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Criteria in TN for covid patient to be "recovered" (Original Post) SheltieLover Aug 2020 OP
In PA, recovered is defined as DeminPennswoods Aug 2020 #1
Cripes! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2

DeminPennswoods

(15,278 posts)
1. In PA, recovered is defined as
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 05:47 PM
Aug 2020

being a known covid19 positive case and not showing up on the death records after 30 days.

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