Paramus Coronavirus: Real Housewives Star Tests Positive

PARAMUS, NJ — Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin has tested positive for the new coronavirus, she said Wednesday in a video posted to her Instagram account.

In the video, Aydin said she began feeling sick Monday, March 30. Her symptoms began with extreme fatigue, and she later developed what she called a "dense headache."

Aydin said she asked her husband, a plastic surgeon, to bring home a test for the virus, and he gave her the test two or three days after her symptoms began. The test came back positive for COVID-19.

"There were a few rough days where I was just extremely tired and sleeping a lot," she said in the video. "I had this very dense headache and extreme, extreme night sweats."

Aydin said she never had breathing difficulties while she was sick, and she is now on the mend.

"I feel better today. I feel like it’s going in the right direction."

In the video, Aydin implored her followers to stay home whenever possible.

"I hope everybody is well and staying home because right now that’s what we have to do. We just have to stay home to prevent the spread of this awful disease," she said.

As of Thursday afternoon, the New Jersey Department of Health had reported Bergen County had 8,343 positive tests for the new coronavirus, and 345 people have died.

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I’ve been sick for the past 10 days and Monday is when my test came back positive. But today is the first day that I’m finally starting to feel better. Keeping my kids away has been the hardest and I’m grateful that I have no breathing issues. My days haven’t been so bad, aside from a lot of fatigue and sleeping. At night is when it’s the worst for me because of the mix of sweating and chills. I’m taking my vitamins and drinking hot liquids. We’ll all get through this. #staypositive #stayinside #covid19
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