American rapper, Stayve Jerome Thomas popularly known as Slim Thug has tested positive for coronavirus as the number of cases globally passes 440,000.

The musician, 39, took to Instagram to warn others after he fell ill despite following precautions with masks, gloves and “everything on”.

The rapper also said he had stayed in his truck but still managed to contract the deadly virus.

He said:

“So check this out, no games being played.

“The other day I got tested for the coronavirus yesterday and it came back positive. As careful as I been self-quarantine and staying home… I might went and got something to eat or did some simple stuff like that.

“Nothing crazy stayed in my truck, had masks, gloves, everything on and my test came back positive.”

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Just found out I got Corona virus

A post shared by Slim Thug (@slimthug) on Mar 24, 2020 at 10:14am PDT

Slim Thug has insisted that his fans take the killer bug “seriously” by sitting at home in self-quarantine.

The rapper urged his followers to avoid going outside for as long as possible.