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Pregnant Jill Duggar and husband test positive for COVID-19

Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard are not happy campers right now.

On Thursday, the pregnant reality star announced that she and Derick had both tested positive for COVID-19.

“Give me all the hot liquids and cough drops please!! Derick & I tested + for covid for the first time and it’s not fun! 🤒,” the “19 Kids and Counting” alum, wrote on Instagram. “🥳 With a little help from family, we were still able to celebrate Derick’s birthday at home yesterday, even though it was different than we’d originally hoped.”

“🙏🏻Prayers appreciated for quick recoveries and for baby to stay healthy too!” she added before asking for any helpful tips.

Alongside them, she posted a photo of herself holding a thermos of tea with a decidedly grumpy face while Derick clasped a tissue box. She also shared a pic of their positive COVID tests and another cheerier image of Derick holding a birthday cake.

Derick Dillard
Dillard celebrated his birthday at home due to testing positive for COVID. jillmdillard/Instagram

Last month Duggar revealed on their Dillard Family Blog that she was pregnant after suffering a miscarriage.

“Ever since we were devastated last fall by the miscarriage of our sweet baby, River Bliss, we have prayed that, if it was God’s will, he would bless us with another baby,” Duggar, 30, and Dillard, 33, wrote.

Derick Dillard and wife Jill Duggar with their sons.
The couple are expecting a third baby after suffering a miscarriage. @moniqueserraphotography; jilldi

“We are excited to announce that God has answered our prayers and we are expecting our rainbow baby due July 2022!”

The couple is already parents to sons, Israel David, 6, and Samuel Scott, 4.