Colonel Greg Michel, the executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, has been admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19 complications.�
According to a tweet from the agency�s director of external affairs, Malory White, Michel �remains in good spirits� as he battles pneumonia.�
�MEMA Executive Director Greg Michel has been admitted to the hospital as he battles pneumonia, a complication brought on by COVID-19. The director remains in good spirits and is grateful to the medical staff treating him and all those suffering during this pandemic. (1/2)
� msema (@MSEMA) December 20, 2020
This news comes eleven days after MEMA confirmed that Michel had tested positive for COVID-19.
“MEMA continues to operate as usual while taking every precaution necessary to protect our staff. Our thoughts are with the director as he fights this virus,” White added in a second social media post.
White has been a reassuring presence throughout 2020, leading MEMA’s efforts to assist Mississippians affected by severe weather and through the distribution of PPE as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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