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December 23, 2020 GMT
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky lawmaker is in a hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19, according to his social media posts.
State Rep. Thomas Huff, a Republican from Bullitt County, said Tuesday marked his sixth day in isolation in an intensive care unit, The Courier Journal reported.
Huff was not present at a Dec. 14 meeting for an interim committee of which he is a member.
House Minority Leader Joni Jenkins, a Democrat, told the newspaper she learned of Huff’s medical condition on social media.
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“I’m worried about being able to keep our members and our staff safe when we don’t get timely information about others with COVID,” she said.