India, Aug. 7 -- Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has been released from a rehabilitation center and will continue recovering at home, the 84-year-old Republican said in a statement on Thursday.

"On the advice of my doctors, I'll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period, and I'll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business," he said.

Mitch McConnell has been away from the Senate since falling at his home in June. His office initially gave few details, saying only that he was "continuing to improve."

A month later, McConnell revealed that the fall, along with a mild case of pneumonia, led to his hospitalization and extended recovery.

"Last month, I took a ...