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FILE In this July 18, 2021 record photograph, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu addresses racing fans astatine a NASCAR Cup Series car contention successful Loudon, N.H. Sununu has been admitted to a hospital, Friday, Sept. 3, with flulike symptoms that person lasted for days and aft having tested antagonistic 3 times for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

CONCORD, N.H. – New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was admitted to a infirmary Friday with flulike symptoms that person lasted for days, and aft having tested antagonistic 3 times for COVID-19, his main of unit said.

“Governor Sununu has been admitted to Portsmouth Hospital this day for further testing," Chief of Staff Jayne Millerick said successful a statement. “He is successful bully spirits and assured successful his care. More accusation volition beryllium shared arsenic it becomes available.”

Millerick had earlier said Sununu was being evaluated “as a precautionary measurement to find the origin of the flu-like symptoms helium has been experiencing this week."

Sununu, a Republican, said Wednesday helium tested antagonistic for COVID-19, hours aft his bureau said helium wasn’t feeling well, postponed a gathering and began isolating.

“I woke up with symptoms akin to COVID and retired of an abundance of caution I took 2 accelerated antigen tests, which came backmost negative, and past followed up with a PCR test, which confirmed the negative," Sununu had said. “I americium going to remainder up, and look guardant to getting backmost to the State House soon!”

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Sununu, 46, is afloat vaccinated against COVID-19. He received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine connected April 10.

He took a travel to Kentucky connected Monday to spot however officials determination are handling a surge successful COVID cases.

State Senate President Chuck Morse, a Republican, said helium hopes Sununu has a speedy recovery.

“The full Senate sends its champion wishes to him, and I cognize radical each crossed New Hampshire are keeping him successful their prayers," helium said successful a statement.

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