Kelly Price attends 4th annual My Music Matters.Photo: Anna Webber/Getty
Kelly Price is breaking her silence after she was reported missing last week.
The 48-year-old gospel singerfirst announcedon Instagram that she tested positive for the coronavirus late July and would be taking time to rest before she was hospitalized for treatment.
Cobb County police confirmed to PEOPLE that Price was reported missing last week after she was released from the hospital. However, hours after news broke Friday, her attorney Monica Ewing saidshe was safe and not missing.
Price recentlyspoke to TMZto clarify that she never went missing but has instead been quietly recovering from her tough battle with the virus. (Ewing would not specifiy whether or not Price was vaccinated.)
After her condition improved, Price said she was discharged because the hospital “needed beds,” allowing her to go home with oxygen and at-home health aides who checked on her over the next four weeks.
“I was definitely being seen,” the singer continued. “The people who could actually say something were not allowed to because of HIPAA law but I was being seen several times a week.”
Price went on to share that she got her first negative COVID test last week but she is still battling after suffering “a lot of internal damage.”
The singer explained to TMZ that she struggled to rest and “focus on me” because people continuously showed up at her home and her neighbors' homes at all times of the day and night. She said she decided to turn off her phone and stay off social media because of the many disturbances and rumors while trying to recover.
“I have never been in danger,” she added. “I am not in danger right now. I am focusing on putting myself first.”
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On Monday, the singer thanked those who shared their well-wishes onInstagram.
“Thay you for your love, concern and prayers. I truly appreciate them and all of you who sincerely did them. They are not lost on me. I promise,” she wrote, telling followers that she’s going “back into solace and silence” as she focuses on her health.
Now, Price said she’s focusing on rehab after having COVID in hopes of becoming “concert ready.”
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