US Senator Mitch McConnell says absence due to fall and pneumonia

Image caption, McConnell released a photo of himself with his wife alongside Sunday's statement US Senator Mitch McConnell says he will not be returning to the Senate quite yet after suffering from a fall and a mild case of pneumonia. It is the first statement from the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican after weeks of speculation about his health, following his admission to hospital in mid-June. A photo was released by his office, in addition to the statement, which shows McConnell with his wife holding what appeared to be Sunday's Washington Post newspaper. He said he was briefly unconscious after his fall and taken to hospital, where he had submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. My doctors have confirmed that I didn't break any bones or suffer a concussion.