Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was quietly discharged from the hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 10, after spending more than a week under observation for “flu-like symptoms.”
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, a spokesperson for McConnell shared the first update on his health since he was hospitalized, saying he is back at home.
“He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of doctors,” the spokesperson said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
The spokesperson did not elaborate on his diagnosis.
The former Senate Republican leader, 83, was hospitalized on the evening of Monday, Feb. 2, after he began experiencing symptoms over the prior weekend, according to an initial statement from his office.
“In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation last night,” the statement read.
At the time, his office said McConnell’s prognosis was “positive,” and that he was “grateful for the excellent care he is receiving.”
McConnell’s latest hospitalization follows a series of recent health challenges. In October 2025, he tripped and fell while being questioned by an activist about his feelings on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In a video of the incident, McConnell—who was walking with a visibly stiff gait and relying on someone beside him for stability—can be seen stumbling near the end of the woman’s question and landing on his left side.
McConnell has a well-documented history of public falls and freezing episodes, with the October 2025 fall marking his third known incident in less than a year.
He resigned from his longtime post as head of the Senate Republican Conference, a position he held since 2007, in 2024, amid concerns about his health and opposition from Donald Trump’s faction of the GOP.
