Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (75 years old) will spend one more night in a California hospital, where he is being treated for a non-COVID-related infection, his spokesman announced on Saturday. Clinton, who served as president from 1993 to 2001, was admitted to the UCI Medical Center at the University of California in South Los Angeles on Tuesday evening due to a blood infection.
His spokesman, Angel Ureña, stated on Twitter that the former president "will remain in the hospital overnight to continue receiving intravenous antibiotics before his expected discharge tomorrow" (Sunday), noting that "all health indicators are heading in the right direction." He confirmed that the former president "is in good spirits and has spent some time with his family, seen friends, and watched college football games."
The New York Times reported from one of the former president's aides that Clinton suffered from a urinary tract infection that developed into sepsis. Each year, 1.7 million people in the United States get sepsis, with 270,000 dying from it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States, elected at the age of 46, making him the third youngest president in U.S. history. In 1998, he faced impeachment charges from the House of Representatives for lying about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The Senate acquitted him in February 1999.
In 2004, at age 58, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass surgery after doctors noted signs of heart disease. Following these health problems, Clinton, who was known for his love of fatty foods, began following a plant-based diet. In 2010, he underwent surgery to widen an artery after complaining of chest pains.
