Savannah Guthrie.Photo: Ben Gabbe/GettySavannah Guthriehas tested positive for a breakthrough case ofCOVID-19.OnTodayMonday, Guthrie, 50, appeared on the show virtually and announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after her co-anchorHoda Kotb.“We’re trading places,” Guthrie said during Monday’s show. “I’m working from home. You’re back in the studio. You have a negative test for Covid. I just tested positive for Covid, so here we go.“Kotbannounced on Thursdaythat she had contracted the virus but was back in the studio for Monday’s show after two negative tests.“I know that your negative test will come quickly but here’s to happy healing,” Kotb told Guthrie on air.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Guthrie added that her symptoms are mild and she’s doing okay, adding, “Little sniffles, not much more than that.““Feeling fine - be back in studio soon ;)” she added onTwitter.Guthrie has been vaccinated for COVID-19 and even documented the moment she received herfirst dose last yearat N.Y.C.’s Rockefeller Plaza for theTodayshow.In a celebratory Instagram post at the time, she wrote in part, “What a day, what a privilege —so grateful to receive the vaccine! Hoping this helps spread awareness and encourages others to do the same, so we can get back to life as we love it!“Guthrie’s positive test comes amid the surge of COVID-19 cases sweeping the nation, due in part to the highly contagiousOmicron variant. According to theNew York TimesCOVID data tracker, the United States recorded over 677,000 new cases of the virus on Jan. 9.Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the Omicron variant is currently themost dominantstrain of the coronavirus in the country. Health officials have urged Americans to immediately get their booster shots as cases spike again.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Savannah Guthrie.Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty
Savannah Guthriehas tested positive for a breakthrough case ofCOVID-19.OnTodayMonday, Guthrie, 50, appeared on the show virtually and announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after her co-anchorHoda Kotb.“We’re trading places,” Guthrie said during Monday’s show. “I’m working from home. You’re back in the studio. You have a negative test for Covid. I just tested positive for Covid, so here we go.“Kotbannounced on Thursdaythat she had contracted the virus but was back in the studio for Monday’s show after two negative tests.“I know that your negative test will come quickly but here’s to happy healing,” Kotb told Guthrie on air.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Guthrie added that her symptoms are mild and she’s doing okay, adding, “Little sniffles, not much more than that.““Feeling fine - be back in studio soon ;)” she added onTwitter.Guthrie has been vaccinated for COVID-19 and even documented the moment she received herfirst dose last yearat N.Y.C.’s Rockefeller Plaza for theTodayshow.In a celebratory Instagram post at the time, she wrote in part, “What a day, what a privilege —so grateful to receive the vaccine! Hoping this helps spread awareness and encourages others to do the same, so we can get back to life as we love it!“Guthrie’s positive test comes amid the surge of COVID-19 cases sweeping the nation, due in part to the highly contagiousOmicron variant. According to theNew York TimesCOVID data tracker, the United States recorded over 677,000 new cases of the virus on Jan. 9.Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the Omicron variant is currently themost dominantstrain of the coronavirus in the country. Health officials have urged Americans to immediately get their booster shots as cases spike again.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Savannah Guthriehas tested positive for a breakthrough case ofCOVID-19.
OnTodayMonday, Guthrie, 50, appeared on the show virtually and announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after her co-anchorHoda Kotb.
“We’re trading places,” Guthrie said during Monday’s show. “I’m working from home. You’re back in the studio. You have a negative test for Covid. I just tested positive for Covid, so here we go.”
Kotbannounced on Thursdaythat she had contracted the virus but was back in the studio for Monday’s show after two negative tests.
“I know that your negative test will come quickly but here’s to happy healing,” Kotb told Guthrie on air.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Guthrie added that her symptoms are mild and she’s doing okay, adding, “Little sniffles, not much more than that.”
“Feeling fine - be back in studio soon ;)” she added onTwitter.
Guthrie has been vaccinated for COVID-19 and even documented the moment she received herfirst dose last yearat N.Y.C.’s Rockefeller Plaza for theTodayshow.
In a celebratory Instagram post at the time, she wrote in part, “What a day, what a privilege —so grateful to receive the vaccine! Hoping this helps spread awareness and encourages others to do the same, so we can get back to life as we love it!”
Guthrie’s positive test comes amid the surge of COVID-19 cases sweeping the nation, due in part to the highly contagiousOmicron variant. According to theNew York TimesCOVID data tracker, the United States recorded over 677,000 new cases of the virus on Jan. 9.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the Omicron variant is currently themost dominantstrain of the coronavirus in the country. Health officials have urged Americans to immediately get their booster shots as cases spike again.
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
source: people.com
