Smokey Robinson, 81, revealed that he contracted COVID-19 last year and nearly died. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement award recipient told the Daily Mail, “I got it severely and I was hospitalized for 11 days — and four or five of those I do not even remember.
It really was touch-and-go and a terribly debilitating ailment.” RELATED: Andy Cohen Says Nicki Minaj ‘Followed All COVID Protocols’ “It was over, man,” he said. “They had to rush me to the hospital.” Doctors credited his fitness level and positive outlook for his survival and recovery. “I lost all my energy and could not walk from the bed to the bathroom without being exhausted,” Robinson explained. “When I was there trying to get well while weak, I never thought about dying.