Whoopi Goldberg, 67, misses The View due to COVID-19 diagnosis

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Whoopi Goldberg was missing from Monday's episode of ABC's The View after being struck down with COVID-19.The longtime entertainer, 67, was diagnosed with coronavirus according to a representative for the show.Sara Haines filled in for the actress, addressing her absence as well as Joy Behar's, at the beginning of the program.

Sick day: Whoopi Goldberg was missing from Monday's episode of ABC's The View due to illnessAna Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin rounded out the rest of the panel on the daily talk show.Goldberg was last seen on-air Thursday, November 10 as the show paid tribute to her ahead of her November 13 birthday.

This isn't the first time the Ghost star has battled Covid, as she also missed shows at the beginning of the year after coming down with respiratory illness.On January 5 she appeared on the show via the confines of her home and commented on her health.

Unwell: The longtime entertainer, 67, was diagnosed with Covid-19, per a representative for the show'I left a couple of weeks ago just before the break because somebody I had been around tested positive for coronavirus,' she explained.Whoopi continued, 'I've been gone a long time, I feel.