Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharBattle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight Sunday shows - Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death dominates Klobuchar: GOP can't use 'raw political power right in middle of an election' MORE (D-Minn.) announced on Monday that her husband has tested positive for the novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to climb in the U.S.

The former presidential candidate said in a statement posted on Medium that her family received test results early Monday morning and that her husband, John Bessler, is being treated at a hospital. She said that she hasn't been in the same place as her husband for the last two weeks and that she's outside the 14-day period for getting sick.

Klobuchar's doctor advised her not to get tested, the senator said. Pointing to test shortages around the country, Klobuchar said that she doesn't qualify to get one "under any standard."

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"I love my husband so very much and not being able to be there at the hospital by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease," she said, adding that he has pneumonia and is on oxygen but has not needed a ventilator.

"I hope he will be home soon. I know so many Americans are going through this and so much worse right now," she added. "So I hope and pray for you, just as I hope you will do for my husband. Meanwhile I am working in the Senate to get help to the American people."

Klobuchar and the Senate have remained in Washington as they negotiate a mammoth stimulus package to address the coronavirus outbreak's impact on the U.S. economy.

Klobuchar said in a tweet Monday that she's "fighting for a major emergency bill that ACTUALLY puts people first: a real medical surge & help for our economy & workers in despair."

I’m in Washington right now fighting for a major emergency bill that ACTUALLY puts people first: a real medical surge& help for our economy & workers in despair. Our nation’s Governors have rightly called out this administration for its response. We can’t afford more of the same — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 23, 2020

Updated at 11:12 a.m.