Trisha Yearwood tested positive for COVID-19. Garth Brooks released a statement on Tuesday and said he would “go through this” in quarantine with his wife for more than 15 years.
The country’s stars revealed on February 11 that they were isolating at home and canceling scheduled events after a member of their team contracted the virus. According to a Brooks spokesman, Yearwood, 59, has tested positive in the past few days, while it remains negative.
“The Queen and I have tested it twice,” Brooks, 59, told Yahoo Entertainment in a statement. “Officially, she was diagnosed as ‘coming out of the tunnel’ now, for which I am extremely grateful.”
According to the statement, the harsh weather in Tennessee prevented the couple from testing until almost a week after the initial exposure.
“Anyone who knows me knows that my world starts and ends with Ms. Yearwood, so she and I will face it together,” notes Brooks, adding projects like his weekly Inside Studio G the Facebook conversation will be paused. “And whoever knows her knows that she is a fighter and is doing everything right, so I know we are going to get out of the other side of this thing together.”
Yearwood is dealing with the symptoms, but he is doing well, according to the Brooks representative.
“She is strong. She is stronger than I am,” said Brooks, noting that all prayers and good thoughts are welcome. “If anyone asks, it is what you can do for her. It is what I am doing.”
Brooks admitted that he is still concerned about his wife and the potential long-term effects of contracting the virus.
“Living with her, I sometimes take for granted that she is one of the greatest voices in all of music, so the possible long-term effects on her concern me as her husband and as a fan,” he concludes. “We are very lucky that she is currently under the greatest care in the best city to treat and heal singers.”
Yearwood and Brooks had to quarantine before due to exposure to COVID-19. One of Brooks’ three children from his previous marriage, daughter Allie, 24, had a mild case of the virus.
“As a parent, nobody knows what COVID will do in the future, so you just take care of them,” said Brooks in July, noting that his daughter had a sore throat. “You pray a lot and I hope she gets out of this thing with just that.”
Brooks added during the summer interview that the past few months were “probably the most we’ve ever spent as a couple”.
“What’s on the other side is so good, especially when you’re on the right side,” he said.
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