CNN’s Chris Cuomo Chris CuomoGiuliani criticizes NYC leadership: 'They're killing this city' CNN's Don Lemon calls on Biden to 'stand at a podium' in addressing violence CNN's Lemon warns of Democratic 'blind spot' on 'riots': 'It shows up in the polling' MORE made his first television appearance Tuesday night since testing positive for the novel coronavirus, describing the social distancing precautions he is taking and urging viewers to remain resolute even though “it’s going to get worse” as testing becomes more commonplace.

“I feel fine. I’m able to do the show. You do not want this, and I am not able to be there for my family right now in the way that I want to be,” Cuomo said in a broadcast from his basement, where he also broadcast Monday ahead of the test results, adding that he was not yet sure whether he had transmitted the virus to any members of his family.

“And yet I’m hesitant to talk about me because who cares? This is so small compared to what so many of us are facing,” Cuomo continued, noting that ramped-up testing would likely result in significantly more positive test results in the weeks ahead.

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Chris Cuomo opens his show tonight by talking about his coronavirus diagnosis: "You do not want this." pic.twitter.com/pqyxgRZrBa — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) April 1, 2020

“This is a fight. It’s going to get worse, and we’re going to suffer,” he continued. “And you have to accept that not with fear but with almost a fanatical sense of passion to fight because that’s the only way you’ve ever made it through anything hard in your life, and this will be no different.”

Cuomo, 49, the brother of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo44 percent of high earners have considered leaving New York City: poll Media's anti-Trump coronavirus spin has real consequences In defense of Trump's efforts to quell pandemic panic MORE (D), announced his positive test results earlier Tuesday, saying on social media that he had recently experienced chills and shortness of breath and that he would continue broadcasting from quarantine. Cuomo marks the third known case of the virus among CNN employees at the network’s New York office.