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David “Doc” Sands Tests Positive for COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

On Sunday night, David “Doc” Sands became the first popular poker player to publicly reveal that he had contracted COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus).

Sands followed up his initial tweet with a dozen others going into more detail.

“On Monday evening I was a bit fatigued and started feeling sinus pressure which developed into a severe headache. On Tuesday morning I woke up with one of the worst headaches I've ever had,” Sands explained. “I also had a touch of post-nasal drip and a very occasional (maybe 5x/day) cough. But I didn't think I had COVID-19 since I didn't have a fever or shortness of breath, which in addition to a cough are the two primary symptoms according to the CDC website.