Updated On: 26 July, 2021 08:46 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
The `Luther` actor had earlier talked about having the virus as "very sobering". He said: "Facing my mortality, being diagnosed with Covid and not knowing what it was at the time - going through that was very sobering."

Idris Elba. Pic/AFP
British star Idris Elba, who was one of the first celebrities to share about battling Covid-19, says he is fortunate to be alive and that every day he is thankful. "The COVID was mild, compared with how others have gone. I`m very fortunate to be alive, and every day I`m thankful," he told The Guardian newspaper, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
The `Luther` actor had earlier talked about having the virus as "very sobering". He said: "Facing my mortality, being diagnosed with Covid and not knowing what it was at the time - going through that was very sobering."