Same, I had it starting January 4th in the SF (North) Bay Area, I'm about 90% sure.
I was probably basically a super spreader too, tbh. I went to work every day, 'cause I tend to power through whatever is thrown at me. At least I avoided shaking hands.
People were even talking about it back then... they didn't know it was Corona, but friends I know who are nurses were saying there is a "weird, bad respiratory infection" going around, and a lot of "atypical pneumonia" and a "really bad flu season but it's a weird flu".
We already had it weeks and weeks before the shelter-in-place in the Bay Area, I'm very sure.
There is strong evidence COVID-19 was not circulating in the Bay Area in January. Samples collected by the Seattle Flu Study in Jan/Feb 2020 have been retested and COVID-19 was not found before Feb 21. As Trevor Bedford says, had COVID-19 been circulating in CA it almost certainly would have showed up quickly in WA. There is other evidence based on the genetics of sequenced viruses. Details:
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1249414291297464321
I was probably basically a super spreader too, tbh. I went to work every day, 'cause I tend to power through whatever is thrown at me. At least I avoided shaking hands.
People were even talking about it back then... they didn't know it was Corona, but friends I know who are nurses were saying there is a "weird, bad respiratory infection" going around, and a lot of "atypical pneumonia" and a "really bad flu season but it's a weird flu".
We already had it weeks and weeks before the shelter-in-place in the Bay Area, I'm very sure.