CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin penned a heartfelt essay about her fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, detailing the physical and emotional distress she endured as she battled the infection.

In an article published by CNN over the weekend, the 40-year-old, who announced on April 3 that shed tested positive for the virus, recounted the two-week ordeal.

It took a full two-week beating on my body. I went to some very dark places, especially at night, she wrote.

While she generally considers herself to be a fairly positive person, Baldwin said, under the influence of coronavirus, things were different.