Jesse Jackson, 79, released from care following bout with COVID-19

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson is set to leave a Chicago rehabilitation facility following a bout with COVID-19 and therapy for Parkinson’s disease, his family said.

Jackson, 79, and his wife Jacqueline, 77, were hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital following positive COVID-19 tests, but the former was moved to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab given his Parkinson’s, according to a report.

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