Mecklenburg Superior Judge, Wife Test Positive For Covid-19

CHARLOTTEβ€” Veteran Mecklenburg County Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover and his wife tested positive for Coronavirus.

The couple got sick with a hacking cough on March 13th. Β The doctors prescribed both medicine, but Josephine Hoover got sicker. Β The Judge rushed his wife to the hospital. Β They were both tested for Coronavirus. Β The results came back positive one week later.

β€œShe started throwing up, couldn’t keep anything on her stomach, had diarrhea just in very bad shape,” says Hoover. Β The couple was worried because they both have underlying health conditions.

His wife was released from the hospital Monday. Β The couple is now in quarantine in the same condo, but always remaining six feet apart. Β They are resting and getting better.

β€œFor us it just sharpened our faith because we realize that only God was gonna help us,” says Hoover.