NewsCoronavirus

Actions

Larry King removed from ICU, receiving treatment for COVID-19 says source

Larry King
Posted
and last updated

Legendary broadcaster Larry King is still in a Los Angeles area hospital for COVID-19, however he has been removed from the ICU, NBC News reports.

King, who is 87, has been in the hospital for more than a week after contracting the coronavirus.

He has said he believes he contracted the virus from a health care workers who was in his home, according to NBC News. One of King’s sons also tested positive.

The Peabody Award-winning broadcaster was among America’s most prominent interviewers of celebrities, presidents and other newsmakers during a half-century career that included 25 years with a nightly show on CNN.

He has had medical issues in recent decades, including heart attacks and diagnoses of diabetes and lung cancer.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

01/04/2026

Partly Cloudy

-° / 47°

3%

Monday

01/05/2026

Mostly Cloudy

61° / 47°

4%

Tuesday

01/06/2026

Partly Cloudy

60° / 44°

7%

Wednesday

01/07/2026

Showers Late

56° / 45°

40%

Thursday

01/08/2026

Partly Cloudy

52° / 38°

6%

Friday

01/09/2026

Clear

54° / 37°

4%

Saturday

01/10/2026

Mostly Clear

57° / 38°

4%

Sunday

01/11/2026

Mostly Clear

56° / 39°

4%