Al Roker has returned to the hospital due to “complications” less than a week after being released from care following a blood clot scare. The 68-year-old “Today” show weather anchor was hospitalised earlier this month for a blood clot in his leg, which had travelled to his lungs. Roker was released on Thanksgiving Day and spent the holiday with his family.

“Today” show co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced that Roker returned to the hospital and is in “very good” care. “Due to some complications, he is back in the hospital and he is in very good care. He’s resting and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him,” Kotb said during the morning broadcast. “Al and his family want everybody to know how grateful they are for all the love and support and well wishes.”

Roker has been a fixture of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the past 27 years, but was absent this year due to his health issues. NBC News meteorologist Dylan Dreyer filled in for him while he recovered. Dreyer conducted interviews with stars including Jake Lacy (“A Friend of the Family” and “The White Lotus”) while colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Kotb hosted from a post near Macy’s flagship in New York’s Herald Square.

Though Roker wasn’t present for the parade, he still was there in spirit and called his colleagues during the holiday event. “Craig (Melvin) and I had a chance to FaceTime him from the parade and he gave us a big thumbs up,” Kotb said.

Roker has sat at the “Today” show weather desk since 1996 and has been transparent about medical issues in the past. In 2020, Roker went public with his prostate cancer diagnosis in order to spotlight the number of men who are diagnosed with the disease. “If you detect it early, this is a really treatable disease. And it’s why I wanted to take you along my journey, so we can all learn together how to educate and protect the men in our lives,” he said. “I don’t want people thinking, ‘Oh, poor Al,’ you know, because I’m gonna be OK.”

Blood clots, or deep vein thrombosis, commonly occur in the leg but can also develop in the arm. “Part of the clot, called an embolus, can break off and travel to the lungs,” which can cut off blood flow to the lungs. USA TODAY reached out to Roker’s reps for further details.