A 101-year-old Italian man who was born during the Spanish flu pandemic has recovered from the novel coronavirus.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Mayor of the Italian city of Rimini, Gloria Lisi who revealed the man has been released from the hospital and is now home with his family.
The man, who has been named only as “Mr. P†was admitted to hospital in Rimini, northeast Italy last week after testing positive for COVID-19 and left the hospital on Thursday, March 26.
The Deputy Mayor of Rimini said his “truly extraordinary†recovery gave “hope for the future. Mr. P made it. The family brought him home yesterday evening. To teach us that even at 101 years the future is not written.â€
Mr. P was born in 1919 during the Spanish Flu pandemic which is estimated to have killed between 30 million and 50 million people worldwide.
Rimini had registered 1,189 cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, according to the Italian Civil Protection Department.
Italy yesterday recorded its highest daily jump in coronavirus deaths by 969 with an increase of 4,401 cases.
The total number of death now stands at 9,134, more than any other country and the total number of recorded cases, including deaths and those who have recovered, now stands at 86,498.
Source: ABCNewsgh.com