First Gentleman Taken To Hospital After COVID Symptoms Worsen

the Colorado Newsline

By Newsline staff
December 6, 2020

First Gentleman Marlon Reis was transported to the hospital by his partner, Gov. Jared Polis, after Reis experienced worsening symptoms of COVID-19, the governor’s office said in a statement Sunday evening.

Polis and Reis announced Nov. 28 they had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Reis “started to experience a slightly worsening cough and shortness of breath on day eight after being diagnosed with COVID,” the statement said. “The Governor drove the First Gentleman in his personal vehicle to the hospital.”

Polis was not experiencing worsening symptoms, the statement said.

Tonight First Gentleman Marlon Reis started experiencing slightly worsening cough and shortness of breath. I took him to the hospital for review and treatment. pic.twitter.com/EAH5Ew1AfO
— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) December 7, 2020

The governor’s office announced on Nov. 25 that he would quarantine after he was exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement did not say when the exposure occurred or where. It did not identify the person who had tested positive.

On Dec. 1, Polis introduced a news briefing on COVID-19 by talking about his and Reis’ experience of the disease.

“I’m grateful to report that both of us continue to do well. Very mild symptoms,” he said. “This is just such a lottery when you get this thing. I saw that the single biggest hospitalized group is in our age range, 40-64. There’s more people hospitalized today in Colorado 40-64 than there are 65-plus.

He added, “About 4 percent of people my age who are perfectly healthy wind up in the hospital, so taking two of us, Marlon and I, household, we have about a 1 in 12 chance of one of us being hospitalized … Many will make it out of the hospital after a challenging recovery. Some won’t.”

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