D.L. Hughley Tests Positive for Covid-19 After Passing Out During Stand-Up Set
Update: After being hospitalized Friday night, D.L. Hughley shared the news that he tested positive for Covid-19.
The comedian said he was asymptomatic and didn’t have flu-like symptoms, shortness of breath, fever or a loss of taste or smell.
“In addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for, if your ass passes out in the middle of a show onstage, you probably need to get tested,” Hughley said, adding that he’s going to quarantine in his hotel room for 14 days and is thankful for the well wishes.
#ThankYouForYourPrayers #TeamDL pic.twitter.com/dSQiNtsgMr
— Dl Hughley (@RealDLHughley) June 21, 2020
Hughley was hospitalized Friday night after he passed out onstage while performing a stand-up set.
His representative confirmed to Variety that he was “suffering from exhaustion after all the week’s work and travel” and that he “was kept overnight at the hospital for tests under doctor’s orders.
The comedian said he was asymptomatic and didn’t have flu-like symptoms, shortness of breath, fever or a loss of taste or smell.
“In addition to all the other stuff you have to look out for, if your ass passes out in the middle of a show onstage, you probably need to get tested,” Hughley said, adding that he’s going to quarantine in his hotel room for 14 days and is thankful for the well wishes.
#ThankYouForYourPrayers #TeamDL pic.twitter.com/dSQiNtsgMr
— Dl Hughley (@RealDLHughley) June 21, 2020
Hughley was hospitalized Friday night after he passed out onstage while performing a stand-up set.
His representative confirmed to Variety that he was “suffering from exhaustion after all the week’s work and travel” and that he “was kept overnight at the hospital for tests under doctor’s orders.
- 6/20/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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