Colorado's first gentleman hospitalized for worsening COVID symptoms
Colorado's first gentleman Marlon Reis, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus last week with his partner Gov. Jared Polis, was hospitalized Sunday after his condition worsened, the governor's office said.
![PHOTO: FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 file photo, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, left, joins his partner, Marlon Reis, in acknowledging the crowd after Polis took the oath of office during the inauguration ceremony in Denver.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Politics/Marlon_Reis_201_hpEmbed_20201206-204418_3x2_992.jpg)
Reis experienced a "slightly worsening cough and shortness of breath," on his eighth day of the virus, according to the governor's office.
Polis drove Reis in his own vehicle to the hospital, according to the governor's office.
"Governor Polis is not experiencing any additional symptoms at this time," the governor's office said in a statement.
-ABC News' Clayton Sandell