Fox & Friends host Jedediah Bila becomes the latest TV anchor to test positive for coronavirus

Fox & Friends host Jedediah Bila has become the latest TV anchor to test positive for coronavirus but says she is ‘on the mend’ while quarantining at home. 

Bila, 41, announced that she and her husband are both recovering from the deadly virus in a social media post on Thursday afternoon.   

‘I know I’ve been a little MIA. I’m actually at home recovering from Covid-19. I’m very much on the mend, so please don’t worry. My husband is also recovering well at home and Hartley luckily did not get sick,’ she said in an Instagram post.

‘This is a crazy time in the world, full of so much anxiety and fear. I’ve learned so much this past week and done so much thinking. 

‘Know that I’m sending love, peace, and good energy from my family to yours. I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks. Thank you for your messages. I love and miss you all. xo’  

Bila shared a picture alongside her post of her posing with a piece of orange, looking fresh-faced with no make-up and wet hair.

Her Fox colleagues commented on her post, wishing her a speedy recovery. 

‘I’m very much on the mend, so please don’t worry,’ the TV host wrote in the post

Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean wrote: ‘So glad you’re on the mend – and feeling better. Sending so much love, strength, prayers and hugs too. xoxoxo.’

‘So sorry to hear @JedediahBila,’ Fox News anchor Heather Childers wrote. ‘Thankful you & your husband are on the mend & thank goodness little Hartley is ok!! Sending you all prayer.’

The Fox News anchor is a regular fixture on the weekend edition of Fox & Friends and was previously a co-host on ABC’s The View.  

Bila is the latest in a string of TV anchors and staffers who have fallen ill with COVID-19. 

At least seven Fox News Media employees have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The network announced earlier this week that an employee in its Washington DC site had been hospitalized due to the virus.  

Bila is the latest in a string of TV anchors and staffers who have fallen ill with COVID-19. ABC’s Good Morning America cameraman Tony Greer (left) has died due to complications related to the illness. CNN host Brooke Baldwin (right) has also tested positive for COVID-19

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has tested positive for the virus and has continued hosting his prime-time show from his basement where he is quarantining away from his family. His brother, New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo, has made appearances on the show

THE CUOMO SHOW 

The two Cuomo brothers have become something of a double act in recent weeks on Cuomo Prime Time. 

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is now hosting the show from his basement as he quarantines away from his family after he tested positive for COVID-19. 

His brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has been making multiple appearances via videolink. 

The brothers engaged in another round of playful sibling banter on Wednesday night. 

They covered a range of serious topics surrounding the coronavirus crisis before Chris ended things on a lighter note by bringing up Andrew’s new campaign ‘Who are you staying home for’, which encourages people to focus on how their social distancing affects the health of others.  

Chris stated that he was staying home for his mother, something Andrew said when he announced the campaign.  

Chris then flashed a childhood photo on the screen.  

‘I’m staying home for these two guys at the front,’ Chris said of the image, which showed a teenage Andrew wearing a loud pattern shirt, white bell-bottoms and dated afro-like hairstyle.

Andrew pretended to be unable to see the embarrassing snap as he removed his microphone saying: ‘Bye, Chris.’  

‘No, no, no, don’t do it. Put the mic back on. Don’t be like that,’ Chris said. 

‘Take the picture down,’ Andrew said, before the playful quarrel ended.  

CNN anchors Chris Cuomo and Brooke Baldwin revealed that they have also tested positive for the virus. 

Cuomo, brother of New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo, has continued hosting his prime-time show from his basement where he is quarantining away from his family.  

He has shared his symptoms and recovery with viewers on the show.

‘I feel lousy because it’s nighttime and I’m a little depressed because yesterday and today the fever came back with a little bit more gusto than it had in the past couple of days before that… and that’s depressing,’ he said on his show Tuesday night. 

‘It’s hard to have a fever for 20 hours a day, it just wears you down, emotionally.’ 

On Wednesday, ABC’s Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts announced the sad news that GMA cameraman Tony Greer died due to complications related to the illness.

Roberts paid a heartfelt tribute to the long-running member of the team.

‘He was such a bright light working at our studio for more than six years,’ she said.

‘You could just feel Tony’s beautiful spirit, you could feel it from a mile away.’ 

Most TV hosts are now filming their shows from their homes in efforts to slow the spread of the virus. 

More than 15,000 Americans have died from coronavirus, with the death toll surging to 15,674 on Thursday. 

The number of confirmed cases topped 436,510 as the pandemic continues to make its way across states. 

 

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