“I can’t wait to get back and hang out.

But, until then, it’s me and my mask.”

Whoopi Goldbergwants the world to know that she’s not secretly playing hookie onThe View.

Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’

Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’.ABC

“See, it’s me.

I am not at Burning Man.

I just have COVID.”

Goldberg added that she’s still testing positive for the illness.

“I’m really thrilled to see all the beautiful women.

You girls look great and, you know, I can’t wait to get back and hang out.

But, until then, it’s me and my mask.”

She admitted, though, that isolating due to the infection has been a bit of a unique experience.

“I’m sort of confined to my room,” she joked.

Ana Navarrojoked that Goldberg would likely never visit the gathering of her own volition.

“Whoopi Goldberg, as we know, likes electric, heated toilets,” she teased.

“The chance of her being at Burning Man is zero.”

Sunny Hostinalso gave an update on Goldberg’s condition.

“She’s in really good spirits though, I’ve been texting back and forth with her.

“Joy Beharnoted, “She sounds a little hoarse.”

Behar previously announced that Goldberg had fallen ill during yesterday’s premiere.