US Commerce Secrettary Wilbur Ross departs following a joint news conference between US President Donald Trump and Poland's President Andrzej Duda in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, June 24, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross was hospitalized Saturday for non-coronavirus related illness, US media reported.

"Secretary Ross has been admitted into the hospital for minor, non-coronavirus related issues. He is doing well and we anticipate his release soon," Fox News cited a department spokesperson as saying.

Ross, an 82-year-old former banker, is the oldest among incumbent cabinet-level officials in the current US administration.