Savannah Guthrie, the co-anchor of "Today," left the show unexpectedly on the morning of Feb. 28, 2023 after testing positive for COVID-19 while on air. Co-host Sheinelle Jones gave viewers an update, informing them that Guthrie had felt unwell and taken a test, the results of which had come back positive. Guthrie had previously tested positive for COVID in January 2022 and May 2022, staying at home for five days to isolate at the latter occurrence.

Guthrie's co-host Hoda Kotb has also been absent from the show for over a week. Kotb's last public appearance was on Feb. 17 and neither Kotb nor NBC has offered an explanation for her absence. All that Kotb has done since her disappearance is post inspirational quote graphics on Instagram - raising more questions than