Jesse Jackson and wife remain under observation for COVID-19

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife,  Jacqueline, remain under doctors’ observation at a Chicago hospital and are “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19

CHICAGO -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors' observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press. The couple, married for nearly six decades, were admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital a day earlier. Doctors were “carefully monitoring their condition” because of their ages, Jonathan Jackson, one of the couple's five children, said in a statement. Jesse Jackson is 79, and Jacqueline is 77. “Both are resting comfortably and are responding positively to their treatments," Jonathan Jackson said. “My family appreciates all of the expressions of concern and prayers that have been offered on their behalf, and we will continue to offer our prayers for your family as well.”