The 72-year-old telly legend shared a short video with his followers on Twitter in which he explained his situation.
He said: “Hi guys, just checking in to let you know I’m still around.
“I have been laid up with Covid-19 for a good few days, just mild, but it was there and it’s not nice, I promise you, so please, please stay inside.
“We’re all going stir-crazy, we know that, but please stay inside and take the pressure off the NHS, Marie Curie, etc, etc.”
The Chuckle Brothers star was flooded with support from followers, with Paddy McGuinness writing: “Stay well pal. Good to see you.”
He poked humour at his plight, writing how his wife Sue gave him a huge fright as he slept.
“Sue nearly scared me to death hovering over me at 2am in the dark.” he shared.
“APPARENTLY checking I was still breathing because she was so worried but today I don’t feel quite so bad. Hope you are well Thumbs up.”
Coronavirus deaths in the United Kingdom have now risen to 1,408 after 180 more were announced yesterday.
The figure marks a drop in the rate of increase from Sunday, when 209 died as a result of Covid-19.
Department of Health has so far recorded 22,141 positive Covid-19 cases in Britain.
The latest figure marks the first time the daily increase in deaths has fallen for two consecutive days and has dropped from 260 on Saturday, the worst day in the crisis so far.
At least four of those who died had no pre-existing medical conditions, the Department of Health said.
England has now seen 1284 deaths from the coronavirus, Wales 62, Scotland 41 and Northern Ireland 21.
New figures also show there has been almost a 50 per cent rise in just a few days in the number of people being treated for coronavirus in England’s hospitals.
Sir Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, said on Friday that more than 6,200 patients were in hospital with Covid-19.
But on Monday, he said this figure had jumped to more than 9,000.
The number of deaths from the virus are expected to jump tomorrow as figures including those who have died outside of hospitals will be released for the first time.
Regional data released today showed all areas outside of London had steady increases in hospital admissions, but were not spiking and remain under 2,000 for each area.
London numbers still remain higher than the rest of the country, but this has been the case since the beginning of the outbreak in the UK.
However even the cases there are not increasing at an alarming rate and rising steadily in a similar pattern.