Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 Positive After Fainting Onstage

Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 Positive After Fainting Onstage
D.L. Hughley speaks during TV One's "Uncensored" and "The D.L. Hughley Show" panel during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif, Feb. 13, 2019. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Comedian D.L. Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee.

The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy nightclub on Friday night and was hospitalized, news outlets reported. On Saturday, Hughley posted a video on Twitter in which he said he was treated for exhaustion and dehydration afterward.