Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the hospital for a non-COVID-related infection: spokesperson

• Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to hospital on Tuesday for an infection unrelated to COVID-19.
• His physicians said he is responding well to treatment in the last two days, and that his white blood cell count is trending down.

Former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening for an infection unrelated to COVID-19, according to his spokesperson, Angel Urena.

"He is on the mend, in good spirits, and incredibly thankful to doctors, nurses, and staff providing him with excellent care," said Urena in a statement.

-Angel Ureña (@angelurena) October 15, 2021

Clinton, 75, is being closely monitored at the hospital and was administered IV antibiotics and fluids, according to a statement from his physicians.

"After two days of treatment, his white blood cell count is trending down and he is responding to antibiotics well," they wrote.

Clinton has a medical history involving two heart surgeries: a heart bypass in 2004, and another in 2010, when he had two stents inserted into an artery.

The medical team in California is in touch with his New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist, said the physicians.

This is a developing story.