A California influencer who participated in the viral toilet-licking challenge claims to have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The social media star, known as Larz and GayShawnMendes on Twitter, announced the diagnosis on Twitter, saying, “I tested positive for Coronavirus.”

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His Twitter account has since been suspended.

Along with the tweet, Larz included a video, obtained by The Daily Mail, which shows him lying in a hospital bed.

Larz’s positive test comes just days after he shared a video of himself licking the seat of toilet.

In the clip, posted on March 20, Larz is seen performing the task in a public bathroom.

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“RT to spread awareness for the Coronavirus :),” the tweet read, The Daily Mail reported.

Larz did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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The toilet paper challenge first emerged earlier this month when TikTok user Ava Louise filmed herself licking an airplane toilet seat in a stunt she claims was meant to “troll” the media amid efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Louise, who has over 23,000 followers on the platform, recently posted footage showing her quickly licking a toilet seat while seemingly aboard an airplane. Also uploaded to Twitter, Louise’s video has received over 596,000 views since it was posted on March 14.