13-year-old dies while self-isolating with Covid symptoms after virus test came back negative, family says......

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“His symptoms matched, but then the test came out negative,” his sister said. “So we were a little bit confused.”
The 13-year-old had to continue to self-isolate due to his ongoing symptoms and despite signs that his condition was improving throughout the week he later died in his bedroom.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-13-old-dies-while-184404104.html

(Wonder if a lawsuit will follow after the autopsy results :( )
 

Several doctors have said not to bother with the Covid test or the antibody test because they are so unreliable.
There is no test for Coronavirus specifically; the test only indicates exposure to ANY virus.
That actor who died recently - Nick Cordero tested negative twice while he was in the E.R. & later tested positive.
 
Will a lawsuit follow? Probably. But unless the hospital knowingly, negligently used a test they knew to be highly unreliable with lots of false negatives, I'd think they'll be off the hook. Autopsy results will be key.

This is a truly sad story. The family must be devastated.
 
These "tests" are probably only 95%, or so, accurate. Depending upon the individuals "stage" of the illness, the tests may Not show them to be infected....OR the test may come back positive when the patient does not have the virus. There are very few tests that are 100% accurate, and often several tests must be run before the doctors can accurately determine the cause of a given illness.

With the massive amount of these CV-19 tests being given, it would not be unusual for there to be quite a few misdiagnosis. We are still a long way from this illness being resolved, and any "frivolous" lawsuits will only tend to hamper the efforts to do so.
 
Don M. said:
These "tests" are probably only 95%, or so, accurate. Depending upon the individuals "stage" of the illness, the tests may Not show them to be infected....OR the test may come back positive when the patient does not have the virus. There are very few tests that are 100% accurate, and often several tests must be run before the doctors can accurately determine the cause of a given illness.

With the massive amount of these CV-19 tests being given, it would not be unusual for there to be quite a few misdiagnosis. We are still a long way from this illness being resolved, and any "frivolous" lawsuits will only tend to hamper the efforts to do so.
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"95% accurate?" Now, that's what I call the power of positive thinking.
Even if it's fantasy.
 
That's very sad but even if the test was positive it sounds like he would've went home to recuperate. They said he seemed to be improving and died unexpectedly so he wouldn't have been hospitalized either way.
 

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