David Ortiz said he had COVID-19
"Man, this is no joke."
Retired Red Sox legend David Ortiz said Friday that he contracted COVID-19, but he didn’t show symptoms.Ortiz spoke of his illness Friday during the Red Sox versus Yankees game, according toThe Boston Globe.“I just got my last test yesterday — thank God I tested negative,” said Ortiz. “I had [an] asymptomatic [case], so mine wasn’t that bad. But my brother had it really bad. He had to be in the hospital for, like, a week. He ended up losing about 25 pounds. Man, this is no joke.”Ortiz spoke to the news station from his Dominican Republic home, The Globe reported.
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