Al Pacino says he briefly died from Covid: 'I was gone'

Al Pacino revealed on a podcast over the weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left him pondering his mortality.

Al Pacino revealed on a podcast over the weekend that he almost died during a bout with Covid-19 — a near-death experience that left him pondering his mortality.

Pacino, 84, was plugging his memoir, “Sonny Boy.” on The New York Times’ podcast “The Interview” when he recounted how in 2020 he fell sick at his home from Covid and the situation quickly became dicey.

Pacino said that he had a fever and was dehydrated with a faint pulse and that he lost consciousness.

“I was sitting there at my house, and I was gone. Like that,” Pacino said, audibly snapping his fingers. “I didn’t have a pulse.

“In a matter of minutes, I guess, or whatever it took, they were there,” he added. “I had about six paramedics in that living room, and there were two doctors, and they had these outfits that looked like they were from outer space or something.”

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