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I now have four friends of friends that have died of strokes in last few months.

All in their 30's, no known health complications.
Looking at the data, have been thinking for last 4-6 weeks that we should start letting young (<50) people go back to biz as usual to prevent economic/political situation for deteriorating, but having trouble reconciling it with these sorts of anecdotes.
I am inclined to think that this is being under reported in the data. Two of them couldn't get tests even w/ family request so they won't show up in data. (Other two pending or not sure).
Very hard situation.

Feel for all the people suffering on all sides.
NPR story on the association between COVID and stroke

npr.org/sections/healt…
Quick correction. Since this got more visibility than expected I did a bit more digging, it appears only three had strokes and one also had pneumonia at the time of death.

In any case, there does seem to be some evidence COVID causes blood clotting
Report of increased stroke deaths for under 50 in NEJM

nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
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