Herman Cain Still Hospitalized With Coronavirus After Nearly One Month
Republican presidential contender Herman Cain addresses campaign supporters during a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 30, 2011. | (Photo: Reuters/John Sommers II)
Nearly one month since he was hospitalized with COVID-19, former Republican presidential candidate and businessman Herman Cain, 74, is still alive and receiving treatment despite online rumors of his death, his team has confirmed.
“We know it’s been a few days since we last gave you an update on the boss. But he is still in the hospital being treated with oxygen for his lungs. In the meantime, the doctors say his other organs and systems are strong,” a statement from Cain’s Twitter account explained Monday.
“Re-strengthening the lungs is a long and slow process, and the doctors want to be thorough about it. We’d like him to be able to come home now, which is frustrating, but we’re glad the doctors are being thorough and making sure they do the job right. Thank you for praying, everyone. Please keep doing it. He really is getting better, which means it is working.”
The statement comes after a number of posts began popping up on Twitter suggesting that the conservative businessman was dead.
“OK. I heard the rumors that Herman Cain passed away about an hour ago. Have now heard assurances from those closest to him that he’s alive and recovering. Let’s all say an extra prayer for him. Great man,” talk show host Neal Boortz said in a statement on Twitter that was published at the same time as the statement from Cain’s Twitter account Monday.
The former presidential candidate’s team announced his COVID-19 infection on July 2, just over a week after attending a rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa. They also noted that he was being treated at an Atlanta-based hospital and had no idea where their boss, who previously beat cancer, had contracted the virus.
