US chat show host Jimmy Fallon tests positive for Covid during Christmas break

The comedian said he was “lucky” to only have mild symptoms

US chat show host Jimmy Fallon tests positive for Covid during Christmas break (Anthony Harvey/PA)

The US chat show host Jimmy Fallon has revealed he tested positive for coronavirus during the Christmas holiday break.

The comedian, who fronts The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon said he was “lucky” to only have mild symptoms and thanked medical staff and his producers for “taking testing protocols seriously”.