Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne, 71, tests positive for the coronavirus

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Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY

8 hrs ago

Jackson Browne has tested positive for the coronavirus.

© Robert E. Klein, Robert E. Klein/Invision/AP Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne performs at the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Tuesday, May 15 , 2018, in Boston. (Photo by Robert E. Klein/Invision/AP) ORG XMIT: REK101

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, 71, told the Rolling Stone that he got tested for COVID-19 after feeling ill and experiencing a "small cough and a temperature." Browne's positive test results confirmed his suspicions.

"I quarantined immediately upon knowing," he told the music publication. "My symptoms are really pretty mild, so I don’t require any kind of medication and certainly not hospitalization or anything like that."

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Browne's manager, Donald Miller, confirmed his diagnosis to USA TODAY.

The singer-songwriter says he believes he contracted the virus at the Love Rocks NYC benefit on March 12 in New York. New York state has 26,374 confirmed cases of coronavirus alone, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker.