Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for COVID-19 induced pneumonia.
Woodfin, 39, was admitted to Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham late Monday evening for what city officials called “symptoms connected to COVID pneumonia.” The mayor first tested positive for the coronavirus on December 30.
A release from the mayor’s office says he received treatment with convalescent plasma and the drug remdesivir during his stint in the hospital.
“To my doctor, the nurses, staff and everyone at Princeton Baptist, I thank you for taking care of me these last three days,” Woodfin said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.
“I’m grateful and thankful that I stayed in touch with my primary care doctor, and he encouraged me to come into the hospital, where they were able to detect COVID pneumonia in my left lung. I’m blessed that they caught it early,” Woodfin relayed with regards to his COVID-19 experience.
Birmingham’s mayor is now set to conduct the business of the city from his home as he continues to quarantine, and his office says he remains in regular contact with the Magic City’s leadership team.
Woodfin also informed the public that his grandmother, who died of COVID-19, was being laid to rest on Wednesday.
“That pains me. I can’t be there, and I miss her. She was 87 years old and she died of COVID-19. If you don’t have to be out, don’t’ be out. Wash your hands. Wear your masks and practice social distancing,” the mayor stated.
Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: [email protected] or on Twitter @HenryThornton95.
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