Actress Ali Wentworth Tests Positive For COVID-19
Actress Alexandra “Ali” Wentworth has shared that she has tested positive for the coronavirus after displaying symptoms like a high fever and body aches.
CNN reports that Wentworth began experiencing symptoms three days ago while she was walking her dog. The 55-year-old first dismissed it as her not being used to working out and that she was just out of shape.
However, she began to realize it was something much more serious when she began to get fevers as his as 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celcius). Her joints began to ache soon after.
Wentworth began to isolate herself even before her test results returned positive and shared that what has helped her cope with the illness was eating chicken noodle soup, hot baths when she feels the chills, and taking the paracetamol brand, Tylenol.
Wentworth is also the wife of “Good Morning America” host George Stephanopoulos, and ABC News reports that Stephanopoulos has been doing what he can to make his wife’s condition be more comfortable. As his wife’s caregiver, Stephanopoulos shares he has been taking her temperature, giving her the oxygen test, as well as bringing her food.
Stephanopoulos also shared that he has not shown any symptoms of COVID-19 but that he will get tested if he ever shows any signs of them.
With her positive diagnosis, Wentworth now joins a growing list of celebrities who have been infected with COVID-19.
Before her revelation, CNN Anchor Chris Cuomo revealed his own positive test results in a tweet.
Other celebrities that have been infected with the coronavirus include Rita Wilson, Andy Cohen, Olga Kurylenko, Placido Domingo, Kristofer Hivju, Tom Hanks, and Idris Elba.
Celebrities have also succumbed to the disease. The latest casualties were actor and dialect coach Andrew Jack and Fountains of Wayne cofounder Adam Schlesinger. Jack worked on the “Star Wars” films and the “Lord of the Rings” films. Schlesinger’s latest work was as the executive music producer for the television sitcom, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
Floyd Cardoz, a celebrity chef and winner of “Top Chef Masters,” also succumbed to the coronavirus. Broadway actor Mark Blum also passed away several days after testing positive for the disease.
The numbers for the COVID-19 pandemic continue to look grim. In the Apr. 2 situation report provided by the World Health Organization, the total number of confirmed cases globally is 896,450, with new cases at 72,839. The number of new deaths is at 4,924, bringing the global total to 45,526.
In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the total number of confirmed cases is 213,144. The total number of deaths is at 4,513.