"Today" co-anchor Hoda Kotb has been absent from the set for more than a week because she's dealing with "a family health matter," the show explained Wednesday.
“As for Hoda, we know some of you are wondering how she’s doing,” co-anchor Craig Melvin said. “We can tell you that Hoda’s OK. She’s got a family health matter that she’s been dealing with.”
He did not offer additional details. Kotb had last appeared on the popular NBC morning show on Feb. 17, and the streak of unexplained absences drew questions on social media from concerned viewers.
Also out Wednesday was fellow co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who left in the middle of Tuesday morning's broadcast after testing positive for COVID-19.
"It has been an interesting morning for us," co-anchor Sheinelle Jones said at the end of the 8 o'clock hour Tuesday. "As we said, Savannah left early, she wasn't feeling great, so she took a COVID test. It came back positive. So, of course as soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up."
Melvin said Guthrie is still resting at home.
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No expected return date for either Kotb or Guthrie has been shared, but Melvin said everyone at the show is looking forward to seeing them "back here at the desk very, very soon."
According to "Today," Guthrie first tested positive for COVID in January 2022 and tested positive again in May 2022. During the latter, she stayed at home for five days to isolate.
