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D.L. Hughley Tested Positive for COVID-19 After Collapsing on Stage in Nashville

OH, THAT EXPLAINS IT

The comedian collapsed during a comedy club gig in Nashville and says he had no idea he had COVID-19 until he was hospitalized.

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Comedian D.L. Hughley says he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a comedy club performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The 57-year-old posted the announcement on Twitter, in which he said he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration after losing consciousness on the stage of the Zanies comedy club Friday. “I also tested positive for COVID-19, which blew me away,” he said in a video posted on Twitter. “I was what they call asymptomatic. I didn’t have any symptoms, the classic symptoms.” Hughley says he will now quarantine in a Nashville hotel room.

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