Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) said Monday that he was “feeling better” and “on the road to recovery” after being diagnosed with the coronavirus last week.

“There has been much speculation in the media on my current condition, and I want Alaskans to know that their Congressman is alive, feeling better, and on the road to recovery,” Young, the longest-serving member of the House, said in a tweet Monday.

There has been much speculation in the media on my current condition, and I want Alaskans to know that their Congressman is alive, feeling better, and on the road to recovery. As you know, last week, I tested positive for COVID-19.

— Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) November 16, 2020

Young went on to say he had been hospitalized over the weekend and since discharged, adding that he continued to work from his Alaska home.

“Very frankly, I had not felt this sick in a very long time, and I am grateful to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers,” he added. “Unfortunately, a lot of what you may have heard about my condition was based on speculation in the media that did not respect my privacy.”

Very frankly, I had not felt this sick in a very long time, and I am grateful to everyone who has kept me in their thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately, a lot of what you may have heard about my condition was based on speculation in the media that did not respect my privacy.

— Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) November 16, 2020

Young encouraged constituents to avoid crowds, practice social distancing and wear masks, adding, “The economy, in both Alaska and our entire nation, has been devastated by this virus. This is not just a public health emergency, but an economic crisis as well.”

The economy, in both Alaska and our entire nation, has been devastated by this virus. This is not just a public health emergency, but an economic crisis as well.

— Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) November 16, 2020

The Alaska congressman confirmed his positive test Thursday. At 87, Young, the oldest member of the House, is in one of the demographics most at risk for the virus. The state, meanwhile, reached a new record for single-day cases earlier this month when 601 were reported Nov. 7.