What It’s Like to Have a ‘Mild’ Case of COVID-19

• COVID-19 symptoms can vary widely in different people, ranging from deadly pneumonia to a loss of smell, or even no symptoms.
• Many people report mild symptoms initially before more severe fever and coughing.
• While 80 percent of cases are estimated to be mild, they can still take a severe toll.
• Experts are also anxiously watching to see what happens with new coronavirus variants.

A majority of people with COVID-19 are expected to have relatively “mild” symptoms that resolve at home.

While the majority of COVID-19 cases are mild, even asymptomatic and mild infections can be a problem.

Before you even know you have an infection, odds are you’ve spread the virus to three other people — though, sometimes that number can be less or much higher.

If you spread it to someone 65 or older, estimates suggest there’s at least a 10 percent chance they’ll die.

Eight out of 10 COVID-related deaths in the United States have been among people ages 65 and up.

Now with new coronavirus variants popping up in the United States, experts are worried about how seemingly mild COVID-19 cases may precede major surges.