Mitch McConnell’s office has issued a new statement with his latest health update. According to the update, the US Senator is now out of the hospital. However, they stated that he will not be back in the office yet. McConnell was admitted to the hospital in June after he took a fall. The Senator was also suffering from “a mild case of pneumonia.”
Mitch McConnell is out of hospital but remains medically unable to resume his Senate schedule
Mitch McConnell’s office shared his latest health update in a statement on Monday, amid rising speculation. The Kentucky senator is out of the hospital, but doctors have not cleared him to return to his work schedule.
McConnell’s statement reads, “I’m still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors’ orders.” He added, “Unfortunately, that means I won’t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky this Saturday.”
Meanwhile, his office has offered no indication of when he might return to the Senate as he remains at a rehabilitation centre.
McConnell’s office also released a photo alongside the statement, saying that it was taken on July 26. The photo shows the US Senator smiling as he shares the frame with his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
The statement also came with a note from the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP). It said that doctors made regular visits to the senator to discuss “all aspects of his rehabilitation care.”
The OAP said, “Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls.”
They added, “His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility. He is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office.”
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
