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Savannah Guthrie shares isolation selfie during Covid battle as fans send their support

The NBC star tested positive for coronavirus this week

US Managing Editor
January 12, 2022

Savannah Guthrie is the second Today star to test positive for coronavirus and has been working from home all week.

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The news anchor has been stuck in isolation at her property – and her latest photo summed it up!

Taking to Instagram, the mom-of-two shared a candid selfie of herself in her living room, dressed in a pink hoodie with the word 'Cold' emblazoned across it.

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The TV star wrote alongside it: "One wrinkle makes all the difference. Cold. Old."

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Fans were quick to remark on the post, with many wishing Savannah a speedy recovery. "Feel better! We are home with it too, and it's a rough go. Covid sucks. Love the sweatshirt," while another wrote: "Feel better soon, can't wait to have you back on air in person." A third added: "Feel better soon Savannah. We miss you and love you."

Other followers reassured Savannah that she was by no means old, and that she looked fabulous in the photo.

Savannah Guthrie shared an isolation selfie at home in New York

The journalist explained why she was working from home on Monday's show, and also shared the news on social media.

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She posted a picture of herself and Hoda Kotb presenting the show in different locations across a split screen.

Alongside the image, the 50-year-old wrote: "Trading places with @hodakotb! She is back in the studio and is now negative, and now I tested + for Covid! So working from home for a few days. Feel good, just a few sniffles!"

Savannah tested positive for Covid and has been working from home

Making light of the situation, Savannah commented on the blue screen effect in the picture, and wrote: "And no, I haven't turned blue – that's my broken monitor."

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Savannah tested positive for Covid just as her co-star Hoda returned to work following her own coronavirus battle.

The mom-of-two was off work last week and detailed her experience with the virus this week on an episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna.

"How do you feel," Jenna asked, to which Hoda responded: "It's so weird, I know a lot of people have been getting these breakthrough COVID cases, and they're happening right and left.

Savannah's co-star Hoda Kotb tested positive for Covid last week

"But you know how you're like 'I'm good, I'm good, I have a tickle in my throat, it's probably nothing," she continued.

She then revealed that after taking a rapid test before coming into work, she tested positive and decided to isolate for 5-6 days.

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