Ted Nugent tests positive for COVID-19 after claiming outbreak is 'not a real pandemic' Robb Cohen/Robb Cohen/Invision/AP Ted Nugent performs during the Sonic Baptizm Tour at Atlanta Symphony Hall on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP) By: WXYZ Staff and last updated 2021-04-20 11:55:56-04 Detroit rock star Ted Nugent has tested positive for COVID-19, months after he said the virus outbreak was "not a real pandemic" and a "scam." Nugent, in a Facebook Live video on Tuesday, announced that he had tested positive for the virus. "I have had flu symptoms for the last 10 days. I thought I was dying," Nugent said.