LEAGUE CITY
In the first days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, League City Mayor Pat Hallisey was shuttled between hospitals, placed on oxygen and, at one point, doctors even came close to placing him on a ventilator, he said.
Hallisey, 71, didnât see anyone other than his doctors and nurses for 28 days.
He didnât realize it at the time, but doctors have told him he was very close to joining the list of 180 coronavirus-related deaths among county residents, he said.
Out of the hospital and recovering at home, Hallisey has had time to reflect on his bout with the virus. He should have taken it more seriously from the beginning, he said.
LEAGUE CITY
After a six-week battle with COVID-19, Mayor Pat Hallisey tested negative for the virus Wednesday and was released to his home, city officials said.
Hallisey was discharged from Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston on his 71st birthday, the city said in written statement.
Hallisey tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 16 and was admitted to the hospital a few days later. In late November, he was transferred to an intensive care unit until his oxygen levels stabilized.
Hallisey had attended a council meeting Nov. 10, a Veterans Day celebration Nov. 11 and an event at the College of the Mainlandâs League City campus Nov. 12.
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