Former US president Bill Clinton is in hospital for treatment for a non-Covid-related infection, a spokesman said.
The 75-year-old was admitted to intensive care to the University of California Irvine Medical Centre on Tuesday, October 12, evening.
Spokesman Angel Urena sid Clinton "is on the mend, in good spirits and is incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses, and staff providing him with excellent care".
A second statement from Clinton's spokesman quoted physicians Dr Alpesh Amin and Dr Lisa Bardack, who said the former president has been "administered IV antibiotics and fluids".
"After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well," the doctors said.
"The California-based medical team has been in constant communication with the President's New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist.
"We hope to have him go home soon."
The former president went to the hospital after feeling fatigued and was diagnosed with sepsis, an infection of the bloodstream, which doctors believe started as a urinary tract infection, CNN reported, citing his doctors.
Clinton, a Democrat who was president from 1993-2001, has had past health issues, including a 2004 quadruple bypass surgery and a 2010 procedure to open a blocked artery in his heart with two stents.
CNN reported that Clinton's current hospital stay is not related to his heart issues.
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