recovered. after returning home from covering the initial deadly wave in washington state nursing homes, i felt symptoms. these aches all over my body right now. i m trying to figure out how to get tested and it s unbelievably hard. i tested positive. i m still isolating after recovering. over the next four days, i got really bad. reporter: clay bentley spent 11 days in the hospital, had a fever, and could barely breathe. this is him today. morning, guys. i m still at it. still going strong. he got through it. we loved seeing that today. and kaylee, we love having you back as well. i know you re still in self-quarantine. because people are so curious and nervous about the symptoms, how did you know you were sick? how quickly did you get to the other side of this? reporter: it was 12 days ago that i first had a runny nose and some manageable body aches. i dismissed those symptoms.
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new disease, person to person, impacting large numbers of people. we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction. reporter: on capitol hill today, the nation s leading infectious disease expert issuing this dire warning. it is ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu. i think that s something that people can get their arms around and understand. reporter: dr. anthony fauci telling lawmakers that the virus will continue to spread. but how bad it gets will depend on how governments respond. we will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now. bottom line, it s going to get worse. reporter: it got worse fast for clay bentley, a retired officer from rome, georgia, who was sent home from an urgent care after a flu test came back negative. over the next four days, i got really bad. reporter: he called the hospital and finally got tested