Sonya Bryson-Kirksey will be released from the hospital Friday, according to her friend who established a GoFundMe page for her.
Bryson-Kirksey, who sings the national anthem at Tampa Bay Lightning games, was hospitalized a few weeks ago with COVID-19.
On Wednesday, her friend Thomas Schooley posted on Twitter:
"Finally after what will b 30 days @SonniSings is expected to (be) released from the hospital on Friday! The fight is not over for her as she will start rehabbing her lungs but this is a huge step for her and as she says she is “so giddy”
Bryson-Kirksey has been signing the anthem at Bolts games for eight seasons.
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The popular voice heard before most Tampa Bay Lightning home games is out of the ICU after recently being diagnosed with COVID-19.
Sonya Bryson-Kirksey has been hospitalized since mid-July.
Her friend Thomas Schooley, who established a GoFundMe page to help Bryson-Kirksey, tweeted the news Wednesday.
"She is out of ICU and now in a regular room working on her lungs and breathing," he wrote.
Bryson-Kirksey has been signing the anthem at Bolts games for eight seasons. Our newsgathering partner, the Tampa Bay Times, said she was vaccinated in March but that underlying health conditions made her more susceptible to the virus.
She had been moved to the ICU about a week ago.