Larry King, 87, hospitalized in L.A. with COVID-19
by: KTLA Digital Staff
Larry King attends "The Paley Center For Media Presents: A Special Evening With Dionne Warwick: Then Came You" on Aug. 1, 2018 in Beverly Hills. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
(KTLA) – Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after testing positive for the coronavirus, a source close to the family told CNN.
The 87-year-old broadcasting legend has previously survived multiple health complications, including including a heart attack, stroke, diabetes and prostate and lung cancer.
Last year, King lost his adopted son Andy, who died of a heart attack; and daughter Chaia, who died from lung cancer, just weeks apart.
(WKBN) - The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported an additional 7,166 positive cases of COVID-19 and 231 new deaths since Friday's report, when 6,047 new cases and 215 more deaths were reported.
That brings the statewide total to 761,777 cases and 19,188 deaths attributed to COVID-19.
by ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press / Jan 16, 2021