FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky state Sen. Gerald Neal, a longtime lawmaker from Louisville, is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, a Senate colleague said Tuesday.
Neal, a Democrat who has served in the Senate for 30-plus years, checked himself into the hospital as a “precautionary measure,” said Senate Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville. Neal is upbeat and his prognosis is good, McGarvey said,
“I talked to him three times yesterday and he is still asking about bills for next session and meetings he’s got this week that he wants to attend virtually,” McGarvey said.
“Gerald is a fighter. He’s been fighting for his community and for civil rights for over 30 years and he is not going to let this slow him down,” he added.
Neal is the second Kentucky lawmaker in the past week to contract coronavirus.
State Rep. Attica Scott, also a Louisville Democrat, announced Sunday she tested positive for the virus and that she’ll quarantine for 14 days.
Kentucky set a record for its number of coronavirus cases for a second straight week, Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday. The 4,742 confirmed cases for the week ending Sunday topped the record 4,503 cases from the previous week, he said.
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