Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Non-COVID Infection

By ShaCamree Gowdy Published: October 14, 2021

Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Non-COVID Infection

Former president Bill Clinton is in "good spirits" after being hospitalized with an infection not related to COVID-19. In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, Clinton speaks during funeral services for Henry "Hank" Aaron, at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves via AP, Pool, File)

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Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in California with an infection not related to COVID-19.

Former President Bill Clinton has been admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon, with an infection that is unrelated to COVID-19.

Clinton’s Drs. Alpesh Amin and Lisa Bardack issued a joint statement, saying the former president was admitted for close observation and given IV antibiotics and fluids.

“After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well,” the physicians said. “The California-based medical team has been in constant communication with the President’s New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist. We hope to have him go home soon.”

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Clinton’s spokesman Angel Ureña also released a statement via Twitter saying, “He is on the mend, in good spirits, and incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses and staff providing him with excellent care.”