Jan 20, 2021

Hastings mayor hospitalized after virus-related symptoms

Posted Jan 20, 2021 2:30 PM

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Hastings says he has been admitted to a hospital after experiencing severe symptoms he attributed to a coronavirus infection.

Mayor Corey Stutte issued a statement Tuesday through the city saying he was taken Monday to a Hastings hospital after an incident that included a fall, seizure, an irregular heartbeat and bleeding on the brain.

The 39-year-old Stutte was being treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit and said in the statement that he expected to recover.

Stutte attributed the problems to long-term effects of his COVID-19 infection.