On July 12, local time, US Republican Senator and former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell issued his first statement on his health. The statement said that McConnell accidentally fell last month and was hospitalized as a result. Doctors have confirmed that he did not have a broken bone, no concussion, no heart attack or stroke, and no symptoms of tumors or bleeding in his body. However, he did “briefly lose consciousness” and was taken to the hospital. While receiving care for the past few weeks, he was also being treated for mild pneumonia. The statement said that as his physical condition continues to improve, McConnell has been transferred from the hospital to a rehabilitation center, but he is currently unable to return to the Senate to vote. According to reports, McConnell has been in the hospital for more than three weeks.

On July 12, local time, US Republican Senator and former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell issued his first statement on his health. The statement said that McConnell accidentally fell last month and was hospitalized as a result. Doctors have confirmed that he did not have a broken bone, no concussion, no heart attack or stroke, and no symptoms of tumors or bleeding in his body. However, he did “briefly lose consciousness” and was taken to the hospital. While receiving care for the past few weeks, he was also being treated for mild pneumonia. The statement said that as his physical condition continues to improve, McConnell has been transferred from the hospital to a rehabilitation center, but he is currently unable to return to the Senate to vote. According to reports, McConnell has been in the hospital for more than three weeks.