Cape Town - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was no longer receiving intensive antibiotic treatment and was in good spirits, but would remain in hospital, his daughter said on Monday.
“Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was no longer receiving intravenous treatment but would remain under observation in hospital for another few days,” Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu said in a statement on the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation website.
“He was in good spirits when she visited the hospital on Sunday, and filled with gratitude for the care he was receiving and for the love and prayers of friends around the world.”
She said the Archbishop was admitted to a Cape Town hospital last Tuesday to treat a stubborn infection, but said the treatment was not related to the prostate cancer he has been managing for the past 18 years.
“The medication he was receiving for his prostate was effective and his PSA count was negligible.”
Tutu, 83, celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife Nomalizo Leah earlier in July.
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