Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade issued a statement Friday after he was discharged from a hospital stay this week for double pneumonia.

Mobolade said he was at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central from Tuesday to Thursday afternoon to recover from double pneumonia, which is when a pneumonia infection affects both lungs at the same time. Mobolade said he also received a "minimally invasive procedure" to clear a "significant blockage of my artery."

"I am grateful for the medical staff who provided exceptional care during my stay, and I will have some follow-up evaluations to ensure my health gets back to full strength. I am excited to be back to my official duties," Mobolade said in the statement.

The hospital stay caused Mobolade to miss two stops on his planned Report Out Community T

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