This archive report was first published on 21 June 2020.
Comedian D.L. Hughley, 57, has tested positive for coronavirus after collapsing on stage during a show in Nashville on June 19, 2020.
According to his publicist, Yvette Shearer, Hughley was suffering from exhaustion after working and traveling during the week.
In an Instagram post, Hughley revealed that he had undergone a battery of tests at Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital after his collapse.
"I was what they call asymptomatic," Hughley said in his post. "I didn’t have flu-like symptoms, I didn’t have shortness of breath, I didn’t have difficulty breathing, I didn’t have a cough, I didn’t have a low-grade fever. I still don’t have a fever. I didn’t have a loss of smell or taste, apparently I just lost consciousness."
Hughley will be quarantining for two weeks after leaving the hospital.
His credits include "The D.L. Hughley Show," "The Hughleys," "Soul Plane," and "The Comedy Get Down."
